Crake, v. crack; Craketh, pr. s. utters boldly, A 4001; sings in a grating tone (like a corncrake), E 1850.
Crakkinge, s. cracking, I 605.
Crammed, pp. crammed, stuffed, HF. 2129.
Crampe, s. cramp, T. iii. 1071.
Crampissheth, pr. s. draws convulsively together, contracts, 7. 171. See note. Cf. 'Deth crampishing into their hert gan crepe'; Lydgate, Falls of Princes, bk. i. c. 9. Cf. O.F. crampir, 'être tordu'; Godefroy. MS. Harl. 7333 alone reads craumpisshed, pp.; but the verb (see note), usually has a transitive sense in English.
Crane, s. crane, 5. 344.
Crased, pp. cracked, G 934.
Crave, v. beg, ask, D 518.
Creacioun, s. creation, F 870.
Creant, adj.; seith creant, acknowledges himself beaten, I 698. Probably short for recreant.