Middle English Dictionary Entry
cracche n.(2)
Entry Info
Forms | cracche n.(2) |
Etymology | From cracchen v.; also cp. MLG kratz. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Scratching, itch.
Associated quotations
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)11823 : Wit þe crache [Frf: skratting; Trin-C: ȝicche] him tok þe scurf; þe fester thrild his bodi thurgh.