Crabbed
adj. shrewish, cross, bitter, C2, Palsg., MD, PP; crabbyd, ‘awke or wrawe, cancerinus’ Prompt.

Cracchen
v. to scratch, MD, PP, C; crechen, S; cark, JD.

Craft
sb. might, power, ability, art, craft, deceit, MD, S, S2, C2; creft, MD; craftes, pl. trades, P.—AS. cræft; cp. OHG. kraft (Otfrid).

Crafti
adj. skilful, sly, MD, S2; crafty, C, P; crefti, S.

Crage
sb. the neck, throat, S3, JD; crawe, the craw of fowls, Prompt., MD.—Cp. Du. kraag, neck, collar.

Crak
sb. a thunder-peal, MD. Phr.: crakkis of wer, cannon, B.

Craken
v. to crack (like thunder), to cry out, to chatter, to break with a noise, MD, PP; crakede, pt. s., S.—AS. cracian.

Crammasyn
sb. and adj. crimson, S3; see Crimosine.

Crammen
v. to cram, stuff, MD; crommen, MD; cremmyn, Prompt.; i-crommet, pp., S2.—AS. crammian.

Crampe
sb. the cramp, Voc., Prompt., PP; craumpe, CM.—OF. crampe (Cotg.); ODu. krampe.

Crane
sb. crane (bird), MD, Voc.; kranes, pl., MD; crennis, S3; cronez, MD.—AS. cran (Voc.).

Crasen
v. to break, MD; crased, pp., S3, C3; crasid, PP. Cp. Swed. krasa, to break in pieces.

Cratche
sb. manger, W, W2; cratch, HD, Cotg. (s.v. creiche); cracche, Voc., Prompt.; crecche, MD.—OF. creche: Prov. crepcha, crepia; OHG. crippea (Tatian). Cf. Cribbe.

Crauen
v. to crave, beg earnestly, S, MD, to prosecute, accuse, MD.—AS. crafian, ‘petere, postulare’; cp. Low Lat. cravare, in judicium mittere (also written gravare), see Schmid, Ducange.

Crawand
pr. p. crowing, S3; see Crowen.

Creat
pp. created, MD.—Lat. creatus, pp. of creare.

Creatour
sb. Creator, C3.—OF. creatour; Lat. creatorem.

Creature
sb. creature, MD; creatour, MD; creator, S2.—OF. creature; Lat. creatura.

Creaunce
sb. belief, MD, C3; creance, S2, C3.—OF. crëance, credence; Late Lat. credentia.

Creauncen
v. to borrow, MD.

Creaunt
pr. p. and adj. submitting as conquered, MD, PP; in phr.: cry ‘creaunt,’ MD.—OF. crëant; Lat. credentem.

Crechen
v. to scratch, S; see Cracchen.

Crede
sb. the Creed, S, C3, PP; credo, S, PP.—Lat. credo, I believe.

Credensynge
sb. believing, S3.

Crefti
adj. crafty, S; see Crafti.

Creme
sb. the sacred oil used in anointing, chrism, Voc., HD, MD; cream, HD; creame, Palsg.; creyme, S2, Voc.; Phr.: hille of creme, i.e. the Mount of Olives, MD.—OF. cresme; Church Lat. chrisma; Gr. χρίσμα. Cf. Crisme.

Cremelen
v. to anoint with oil or fat, MD; y-crymyled, pp., PP; kremelyd, MD; crymailed, PP.—OF. cresmeler, to anoint with holy oil.

Crempe
v. to draw in, S. Cf. G. krämpfen. See Crampe.

Crennis
sb. pl. cranes, S3; see Crane.

Crepen
v. to creep, S, C2; crope, MD; creap, pt. s., MD; crep, MD; crope, MD; 2 pt. s., P; crupen, pl., MD; crepte, pt. s. (weak), MD; cropen, pp., MD.—AS. créopan, pt. créap (pl. crupon), pp. cropen.

Creste
sb. crest (of bird, helmet), summit, MD, Prompt.; creistis, pl., S3.—OF. creste; Lat. crista.

Cresten
adj. Christian, S2; see Cristen.

Creyme
sb. the sacred oil, S2; see Creme.

Cribbe
sb. crib, manger; crib, MD; crybbe, Prompt.; cribbe, S, MD. Cp. OHG. crippea (Tatian).

Crike
sb. creek, MD; krike, MD, S; cryke, C, Prompt.—Icel. kriki.

Crimosine
sb. and adj. crimson, S3; crimosin, SkD; crammasyn, S3.—OF. cramoisin (cramoisi); Low Lat. carmesinum; from Pers. qirmisi, crimson; from Skt. krmi, a worm, insect, (i.e. the cochineal insect).

Crisme
sb. consecrated oil for anointing, MD; crysme, oil, Prompt.—Church Lat. chrisma, sacred oil; Gr. χρίσμα Cf. Creme.

Crisome
sb. the chrisom-cloth, crismale, Voc.; crysome, Palsg.; crisom, Cotg. (s.v. cresmeau).

Crist
adj. and sb. anointed, Christ, MD, S2, W, W2.—Lat. Christus; Gr. χριστός, anointed.

Cristen
adj. and sb. Christian, S, C2, C3; christen, S, S2; cresten, S2.—Lat. Christianus.

Cristendom
sb. Christianity, S, S2, C3; crystendom, S2.—AS. cristendóm.

Cristenly
adv. in a Christian manner, C3.

Cristiente
sb. Christendom, MD; cristiante, S3; cristianytee, S2, C3.—OF. crestiente, cristientet; Church Lat. Christianitatem.

Cristnien
v. to make Christian, to baptize, MD, S2; i-cristned, pp., S2; y-cristned, pp., S2; cristned, C3.—AS. cristnian.

Critouns
sb. pl. refuse of the frying-pan, W2.—OF. cretons (Cotg.).

Crochette
sb. a small hook, crotchet (in music), MD; crochettes, pl. crockets, S3.—OF. crochet (Bartsch).

Croft
sb. field, enclosure, PP, S2, MD.—AS. croft; cp. ODu. crocht, a field on the downs.

Croh
sb. a crock, waterpot, MD; cróós, pl., S.

Crois
sb. cross, PP, S, S3; croys, PP, S2, C2, C3; croiz, MD; croice, MD, S2.—OF. crois, croiz; Lat. crŭcem, see Brachet. Cf. Crouche, Cros.

Crok
sb. a hook, curl, a crooked way, wile, deceit, MD, Voc.; crokes, pl., S; crocks, HD. Phr.: went on croke, went astray, H.—Icel. krókr.

Croken
v. to bend, to curl hair, to turn aside, MD, W2; crokid, pp. curved, W2; i-croked, S.

Croket
sb. curl, MD, HD.

Crokke
sb. crock, pot, S2, PP; crocke, S, Voc.—AS. crocca.

Cromme
sb. crumb, C3; crumme, MD; crume, MD; crome, MD; crowm, Voc.—AS. cruma.

Crommen
v. to cram, MD, S2; see Crammen.

Crone
sb. an old hag, S2, MD, C3; crony, SkD. Cp. ODu. kronie, karonie, an old sheep; Picard carone = F. charogne, see SkD (p. 797). See Caroigne.

Cronicle
sb. chronicle, MD.—OF. cronique. For the intrusive l cp. manciple, participle, principle, syllable, canticle, treacle, cardiacle.

Cronique
sb. chronicle, S2; chronique, C.—OF. cronique; Late Lat. chronica; Gr. χρονικά, annals.

Croos
sb. pl. water-pots, S; see Croh.

Crop
sb. top, upper part of a tree, crop of corn, Voc., PP, S2; croppe, Prompt., Palsg.; croppes, pl., young shoots, C; croppis, S3.—AS. crop.

Crope
2 pt. s. didst creep, P; cropen, pp., MD; see Crepen.

Crope
sb. crupper, HD; croupe, CM, SkD.—OF. crope (F. croupe).

Croper
sb. crupper, the hinder part of a horse, C3.—OF. croupiere (Cotg.).

Cropiers
sb. pl. the housings on a horse’s back, HD.

Cropone
sb. the buttock, HD.—AF. cropoun.

Cros
sb. cross, PP, MD; crosse, P, MD.—ONorse, cros (cors); cp. Ir. cros, Prov. cros. Cf. Crois.

Crosselet
sb. a small crucible, C3; croslet, C3. See SkD (s.v. crucible).

Crouche
sb. the cross of Christ, crucifix, sign or representation of the cross, MD, PP, HD; cruche, PP; crowch, S.—Cp. OHG. crûci (krûzi) in Otfrid; Lat. cruci- (stem of crux). Cf. Crois.

Crouchen
v. to sign with the cross, MD; cruchen, MD; crowche, MD; crouched, pt. s., MD.

Crouken
v. to croak, S2; crowken, Prompt.; croak, Sh.

Crouken
v. to bend down, S3, MD; see Croken.

Croune
sb. crown, the tonsure, S, G; see Corone.

Crouning
sb. crowning, S2; the tonsure, P. See above.

Crowch
sb. cross, S; see Crouche.

Crowd
v. to coo as a dove, S3; croud, JD.

Crowde
sb. a musical instrument (stringed), Prompt., Cath., Voc.; crouthe, MD; croud, H; croude (= chorus), W, H; crowd, ND; crouth, MD.—Wel. crwth, a fiddle: Ir. cruit: OIr. crot; cp. Low Lat. chrotta (Ducange). Cf. Rote.

Crowde
sb. wheelbarrow, Prompt.

Crowden
v. to push, HD, S2, C3; crouden, MD, HD, C3; crude, to press forward, S; crowdyn, Prompt.; crud, pt. s., MD, HD.—AS. *crúdan, to press, drive, pt. créad (pl. crudon), pp. croden; cp. Du. kruyden, to push (Hexham). See Sievers, 384, 385.

Crowdyng
sb. pressure, S2, C3.

Crowen
v. to crow; crawand, pr. p., S3; him croweth, pr. s. reflex., C3.—AS. cráwan, pt. créow, pp. crawen.

Crownell
sb. corolla, small crown, S3. See Corone.

Crucchen
v. to crouch, MD; cruchen, S3.

Crud
sb. curd, MD; curde, Prompt.; cruddes, pl., S2, PP; croddes, PP; crouds, JD; curddys, Voc.

Cruddid
pp. curded, W2.

Crude
v. to press forward, S; see Crowden.

Cruel
adj. cruel, MD; cruwel, MD; crewell, MD.—OF. cruel; Lat. crudelem.

Cruelnesse
sb. cruelty, MD; cruwelnes, S2.

Crueltee
sb. cruelty, C2.—AF. cruelte; Lat. crudelitatem.

Crulle
adj. curly, C; krulle, MD; crolle, MD.—Cp. G. krolle, curl; see Weigand.

Crune
sb. crown, S; see Corone.

Cry
sb. cry, MD; crye, Prompt.; crei, S.—AF. cri, crie.

Cryen
v. to cry, MD, PP; crie, PP; criȝinge, pr. p., S2; criȝed, pt. s., S2; crieden, pl., S; criede, S2.—AF. crier, cryer, for older cridar; cp. It. gridare.

Crymailed
pp. anointed, PP; y-crymyled, PP; see Cremelen.

Crystal
sb. ice, crystal, MD; cristal, W2.—AF. cristal; Lat. crystallum, ice (Vulg.), also, mountain-crystal; Gr. κρύσταλλος, ice.