A Concise Dictionary of Middle English Part 54

+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+.

+Crouni+; see +Coronen+.

+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.

*_crudan_, to press, drive, pt. _cread_ (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. _crawan_, pt. _creow_, pp. _crawen_.

+Crownell+, _sb._ corolla, small crown, S3. See +Corone+.

+Crucchen+, _v._ to crouch, MD; +cruchen+, S3.

+Cruche+; see +Crouche+.

+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; +cri?inge+, _pr. p._, S2; +cri?ed+, _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. ???sta????, ice.

+Cubit+, _sb._ elbow, a cubit (measure), MD; +cubytes+, _pl._, C2; +cupydez+, S2.--Lat. _cubitum_.

+Cucurbite+, _sb._ a gourd-shaped chemical vessel.--Lat. _cucurbita_, gourd.

+Cudde+, _pt. s._ made known, S; see +Cuen+, +Kythen+.

+Cude+, _sb._ cud, S, MD; +code+, MD; +cudde+, Prompt., Palsg.; +quide+, MD; +quede+, MD; +quid+, HD, SkD.

+Cuen+, _sb._ queen, S; see +Quene+.

+Cuffe+, _sb._ cuff, PP, Prompt., Palsg.; +coffes+, _pl._, PP.--Cp. MHG.

_kuffe_, coif. Cf. +Coife+.

+Cukkow+, _sb._ cuckoo, MD, Prompt.; +cocow+, Voc.; +cocowe+, Palsg.; +cucko+, Voc.; +gukgo+, S3.--OF. _coucou_; Lat. _cuculum_ (acc.).

+Culle+, _v._ to strike, to kill, P; see +Kulle+.

+Culme+, _sb._ soot, Prompt.

+Culorum+, _sb._ end, conclusion, PP.--For Lat. _seculorum_ in the _phr._: _in secula seculorum_, for ever and ever, at the end of the Gloria Patri.

+Culpon+, _sb._ slice, shred, MD, C; +culpown+, Prompt.; +culpen+, Manip.--AF. _colpoun_; Low Lat. _colponem_; cp. F. _coupon_.

+Culter+, _sb._ coulter, the fore-iron of a plough, PP, Voc., Prompt.; +kulter+, PP; +coltre+, PP.--Lat. _culter_.

+Culuer+, _sb._ dove, MD, W, W2; +cullfre+, S; +colvyr+, Voc.; +culuere+, S2.--AS. _culfre_ (OET.).

+Culuer-briddis+, _sb. pl._ young pigeons, W.

+c.u.m-+; see +Com-+.

+c.u.men+, _v._ to come, S; see +Comen+.

+c.u.mlyng+, _sb._ stranger, H; see +Comelyng+.

+c.u.mplie+, _sb._ compline, S; see +Complie+.

+c.u.mrit+, _pt. s._ enc.u.mbered, S2; +c.u.mmerit+, S3; see +Combren+.

+c.u.msen+, _v._ to commence, S2, PP; see +Comsen+.

+Cun+, _v._ to know how to, H; see +Kunnen+.