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

Teut. kriecke, aurora rutilans.

CREEPERS.
V. [Creparis].

To CREEP IN, v. n. To shrink. Cruppen in, shrivelled, S.

Isl. kropna, contrahi.

CREEPY, CREEPIE, s.
1. A low stool, occasionally used in a pulpit for elevating the speaker, S.
2. The stool of repentance, on which culprits formerly sat when making public satisfaction in the church, S.
Ramsay.

CREESE, CREEZE, s. Crisis.
Ross.

CREIL, CREEL, s.
1. An ozier basket, S.; [scull], synon.
Bannatyne P.
2. Panniers are also called creils.
Dunbar.
In a creel, in a state of mental stupefaction or confusion, S.

Ir. crilin, id. Gael. criol, a chest.

To Creil, v. a. To put into a basket, S.

Creeling, s. A foolish and indelicate custom, on the day after marriage, still retained among the vulgar in some places, S.