cryminal

Middle English

Alternative forms

crymynall, cremynall, crimynal, criminall

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman criminal, from Latin crīminālis; equivalent to cryme +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kriːmiˈnaːl/, /ˈkriːminəl/

Adjective

cryminal

(rare) Relating to crime or illegal actions; criminal.
(rare) Relating to unjust or immoral actions; wicked, iniquitous.

Descendants

English: criminal
Scots: creeminal

References

“crimināl, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-10.

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.