A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580

by A. L. Mayhew; Walter W. Skeat

[ 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.