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352 GLOSSARIAL INDEX, AND INDEX OF NAMES.
Craton (Crathan), s. a poor creature
(), 3078. Cf. Lowl. Sc. cra«,
puny, feeble ; also, as a sb., a
weakling. Godefroy gives O.F.
craton, of which the sense is unknown.
Craue, ger. to crave, 4326 ;
(Crauen),
to ask, 887 ; Craue, 2pr.pl 4442 ;
Craues, pr. s. craves, desires, 4497.
and every
The last line means—
'
limb craves, as (it) pleases it, according
to its own desire.'
Create, pp. created, 3390.
Creatour, creature, mortal, 3093 ;
(Creature), creature, 1475, 3281 ;
(Creatur), 1707; Creatours, pi
5534.
Creatoure, creator, 259.
(Credylytt), 25p. cradled, 1707.
Crepis, pr. pi creep, 4025.
Crest, s. crest (of the hill), 4790
crest, 1837; Crestis, pi
;
3869,
5126.
Crestyns, pi panniers, vessels for
carrying food, &c., 4687. O.F.
crestin, the same as cretin, a sort
of pannier ; Godefroy.
Creuesses, pi crayfishes, 3864.
" Escrevisse, a cre%ace, or crayfish
; " Cotgrave.
Creuessis, ^7. crevices, 4199; Creuesse,
4025. " A creuesse, fissura,
rima;^^ Cath. Angl.
Crie (Cry), cry, proclamation, 981,
1815, 2154 ;
(Crye), 1604.
Crie (Crye), v. cry, proclaim, 2294 ;
ger. 1475 ; Crie (Cry), ger. 2252 ;
Cnes, pr. pi cry, 2138; Cried,
pt. s. 491
;
pt.pl called out, 959.
Cried, pt. s. created, 4446, 4519 ;
pp. 1707, 3.390 {tvhere D. has
Create). O.F. crier, to create
(Roquefort) ; Span, criar.
Crisopaces, pi chrysoprases, 5274.
Crispe, adj. curly, i. e. woolly, 4476.
Cristall, s. crystal, 2541, 3221, 5280.
Cristen, s. Christian, 3.333.
Croft, s croft, small field, 3971.
Croke, pr. pi cross, go sideways,
turn aside, 4872.
Crokid, adj. crooked, 5423.
Crom, ger. to cram, push, 4455
(Cromys), pr. s. crams, thrusts,
2937.
Chronaclis (Cronacles), pi chroiiicles,
940.
Crosse ; Ouire crosse, cross ways,
diagonally, 4872.
Crossis (Crosez),^r. s. crosses, 1049 ;
Crosse (Crossyn), pr. pi cross, go
across, 2459.
Croune, s. crown, 978 ;
(Crowne),
817 ;
(Corone), 1016 ; Croune,
crown of the head, 121, 231, 639.
Crouned (Crownyd), pp. crowned,
2280.
Cruell, adj. cruel, 2650.
Cubete, 5. cubit; Cubete lenth,
cubit's length, 3908 ;
Cubettis, j)/.
3987, 5635; Cubet, pi 3338;
Cubetis (Cubettes), 2118.
Cumbre, ger. to oppress, lit. to cumber,
4032; (Combred,/or Combre),
V. trouble, vex, 1471.
Cu[m]furth, 1 pt. s. comforted, 3508.
Cumly, adj. comely, 4917. See
Comly.
Cunnyng, s. knowledge, 4244. See
Connynge.
(Cuntre), country, 742*; (Cuntree),
827*. See Centre.
Cupido, Cupid, 4508, 4542.
Cure, s. care, anxiety, 3386 (J^yng is
in the dat. case) ; Cures, pi cares,
4275.
Curre, s. cur, dog, 1804 ; Cure, 748.
Curses, s. pi courses, 28.
Cursid, pp. cursed, 4509.
Cursoure (Coursour), courser, horse,
2881; Cursoures, jsZ. 3629 ; Cursours
(Coursours), 2621 ;
Cursers,
3024.
(Curtasly), adv. courteously, 835*.
Curtassy, courtesy, 5112; (Curtasy),
2718,2743; Curtaissy, 9.
Curtast (Curtasest), adj. superl most
courteous, 2388. Read curtasest,
as in D,
Curte, s. court, 149 ;
(Courte), 887,
900, 981.
Curten, curtain, 860 ;
Curtyns, pi
4916; (Cortyns), 860; Curteyns
(Curtaynez), 1521.
Cussis, pi kisses, 5385.
Custum (Costome), s. custom, 2946.
Cusus (for Curus), Cyrus, .3326
Cusys (Susvs), error for Curys,
i.e. Cyrus, 3219.