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

CROCKONITION, s. Any thing bruised to pieces.
Buchan.

CROFT-LAND, s. Land of superior quality, which was still cropped, S.
Statist. Acc.

CROIL, CROYL, s. A distorted person, a dwarf.

Teut. kriel, pumilus.

Polwart.

To CROYN, CRONE, CRUNE, v. n.
1. To cry as a bull does, in a low and hollow tone, S.
Maitland Poems.

Belg. kreun-en, to whimper; Isl. hryn-a, grunnire.

2. To whine, to persist in moaning, S.
3. To hum, or sing in a low tone, S.
Burns.

CROYN, CRUNE, CROON, s.
1. A hollow continued moan, S.
Douglas.
2. An incantation.
Ramsay.

To CROISE, v. n. To gossip, to talk a great deal about little, S. B.