▪ I. crampern, n.
obs. variant of cramp-iron.
▪ II. † ˈcrampern, v. Obs. rare—1 .
[f. prec. n.]
To fasten with cramp-irons or cramps; fig. to cramp, confine.
| 1577 Stanyhurst Descr. Irel. in Holinshed Chron. VI. 3 The scope of the English pale is greatlie impaired, and is cramperned and coucht into an od corner of the countrie. |