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.