An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language / in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

by John Jamieson

CRAMESYE, CRAMMESY, s. Cloth of crimson, a grain-colour.
Douglas.

Fr. cramoisi, id.

To CRAMP, v. n. To contract.
Henrysone.

Teut. kromp-en, Sw. krymp-a, con-trahi.

CRAMPET, CRAMP-BIT, s.
1. A cramping-iron, S.
2. An iron with small pikes for keeping the foot firm on ice, S.
Graeme.
3. The guard of the handle of a sword.
Watson's Coll.

CRAMPLAND, part. pr. Curling.
Bannatyne Poems.

Sw. krympling, contractus.

CRAN, s. An iron instrument, laid across the fire for supporting a pot or kettle.

Denominated from its resemblance to a crane.

CRANCE, s. A chaplet.
Watson's Coll.