wrappen

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Middle English

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Etymology

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From Old English *wrappan, *wræppan, from Proto-Germanic *wrappaną (to wrap), from Proto-Indo-European *werb- (to bend, turn).

Akin to Danish vravle (to wind, wrap), Middle Low German wrempen (to scrunch the face). Compare also Middle English wlappen (to wrap, fold). More at lap, envelop, develop.

Verb

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wrappen

  1. to wrap, wrap up, fold

Descendants

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  • English: wrap
  • Scots: wrap