cremesyn

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === crymesyn, crymsyn, crymsyne, crymysyn, grymsyn crymessyn (County Durham); cramesyne, crammesyn (Early Scots); crenseyn (Norfolk) === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French cremesin and Anglo-Norman cremosin, from Old Spanish cremesin, quermesino, from Andalusian Arabic قِرْمِز (qirmiz), from Persian کرمست (kermest); compare Sanskrit कृमिज (kṛmija). First attested in c. 1400. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌkrɛmiˈziːn/, /ˈkrɛmizin/, /ˌkrimiˈziːn/, /ˈkrimizin/ === Noun === cremesyn (uncountable) crimson fabric ==== Descendants ==== English: crimson → Scots: crimson Middle Scots: cramosin, crammysyn ==== References ==== “cremesin, n. & adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 30 March 2018. === Adjective === cremesyn Made of crimson cloth crimson-coloured ==== Descendants ==== English: crimson → Scots: crimson ==== References ==== “cremesin, n. & adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 30 March 2018. === See also ===