Crasen, v. to break, MD; crased, pp., S3, C3; crasid, PP.  Cp.  Swed. krasa, to break in pieces.

Cratche, sb. manger, W, W2; cratch, HD, Cotg. (s. v. creiche); cracche, Voc., Prompt.; crecche, MD.—­OF. creche:  Prov. crepcha, crepia; OHG. crippea (Tatian).  Cf. Cribbe.

Crauen, v. to crave, beg earnestly, S, MD., to prosecute, accuse, MD.—­AS. crafian, ‘petere, postulare’; cp.  Low Lat. cravare, in judicium mittere (also written gravare), see Schmid, Ducange.

Crawand, pr. p. crowing, S3; see Crowen.

Creat, pp. created, MD.—­Lat. creatus, pp. of creare.

Creatour, sb.  Creator, C3—­OF. creatour; Lat. creatorem.

Creature, sb. creature, MD; creatour, MD; creator, S2.-OF. creature; Lat. creatura

Creaunce, sb. belief, MD, C3; creance, S2, C3.—­OF. crA"ance, credence; Late Lat. credentia.

Creauncen, v. to borrow, MD.

Creaunt, pr. p. and adj. submitting as conquered, MD, PP; in phr.:  cry ’creaunt,’ MD.—­OF. crA"ant; Lat. credentem.

Crechen, v. to scratch, S; see Cracchen.

Crede, sb. the Creed, S, C3, PP; credo, S, PP.—­Lat. credo, I believe.

Credensynge, sb. believing, S3.

Crefti, adj. crafty, S; see Crafti.

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. [Greek:  chrisma].  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. krAmpfen.  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. crA(C)opan, pt. crA(C)ap (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.