Etymology

frumple

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Today it means: To wrinkle; crumple; ruffle; disorder. Full definition →

Middle English frumplen
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frumple · verb1

  1. Middle English · inherited fromfrumplen
  2. English todayfrumple

From Middle English frumplen, cognate with Dutch frommelen (“to wrinkle”). Related to frump, frumpy, frumpish.

frumple · noun2

  1. Middle English · inherited fromfrumpil
  2. English todayfrumple

From Middle English frumpil, frumpylle, from the verb (above).

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