Middle English Dictionary Entry
crak(e)nel n.
Entry Info
| Forms | crak(e)nel n. |
| Etymology | Cp. OF craquelin. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) A kind of bread; (b) a surname.
Associated quotations
a
- (a1400) LRed Bk.Bristol2.33 : Ad festum Pasche anno xxij nullus eorum faciat Crakenelle in villa.
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)48 : Brede twyys bakyn, as krakenelle or symnel or other lyke: Rubidus.
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)100 : Crakenelle [Win: Craknel], brede: Creputellus [Win: Crepicellus], fraginellus [KC: artocopus].
b
- (1349-50) Sacrist R.Ely 2144 : In stipend. W. Craknele, palefridarii, per annum 6.8.