calketrappe

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === calketrap, calke trappe, calktrappe, kalketrappe, kalketreppe calletrapp, caltrap, caltrappe, caltrope, kalketrap, kawetrape (Late Middle English) calketreppe (Kent) === Etymology === Inherited from Old English *calcatræppe (attested as coltetræppe), variant of calcatrippe (“caltrop”), from Medieval Latin calcatrappa, calcatrippa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkalk(ə)ˌtrap(ə)/ (Late Middle English) IPA(key): /ˈkal(k)ˌtrap/ === Noun === calketrappe (plural calketrappes or calketrappen) caltrop (metal spiked object) caltrop (one of various thistly plants) ==== Descendants ==== English: caltrop, caltrap (archaic) ==== References ==== “calketrappe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.