Middle English Dictionary Entry
crustel n.
Entry Info
Forms | crustel n. |
Etymology | OF cro(u)stele & ML crustula. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A scab [cp. cruste 3].
Associated quotations
- ?a1450 Lanfranc (Add 12056)4/12 : Of whelkys in þe vysage, & scalys and crustlys.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. crustel.