† crampishv.
Obsolete.
intransitive. To become cramped or stiffened by muscular contraction. transitive. To cramp, stiffen painfully, paralyse.
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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > disorders affecting muscles > have disorder affecting muscles [verb (intransitive)] > have spasm or cramp
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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > disorders affecting muscles > affect with muscular disorder [verb (transitive)] > of person: spasm or cramp > of part: spasm or cramp
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c1374 G. Chaucer Anelida & Arcite 171 To grounde sheo falleþe dede as any stoone Al craumpisshed [v.rr. cravmpyssh, crawmpissh, crampicheth, -pchight, -pissheth] hir lymnes crokedly.
c1430 J. Lydgate tr. Hist. Troy iv. xxxiii Styll she laye dombe as any stone As marbyll colde, her lymmes craumpishing.
c1440 J. Lydgate tr. Bochas Fall of Princes (1544) i. ix. 19 b Death crampishing, into their hert gan crepe.
1523 J. Skelton Goodly Garlande of Laurell 15 Encraumpysshed..was my conceyte.]
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