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Old English · noun

crycc

Normalised cryċċ

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/krytt͡ʃ/
[kryt͡ʃ]
Syllables
krytt͡ʃ (1 syllable)
Modern English
crutchcrookcurvedstaff

Meaning

  1. crutch

    Hē ārās þā on morgen and mid twām cryċċum crēap him tō Wintanċeastre.

    He got up in the morning and hobbled on two crutches to Winchester.

    late 10th century, Ælfric's Lives of Saints

  2. curved staff, crook

Declension

Declension of crycc
SingularPlural
Nominative cryċċcryċċacryċċe
Accusative cryċċecryċċacryċċe
Genitive cryċċecryċċa
Dative cryċċecryċċum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *krukkju, from Proto-Germanic *krukjō (“crutch, staff”). Cognate with Old Saxon krukka, Old Dutch *krukka, Old High German krucka.

Descendants

crutch

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