Middle English Dictionary Entry
crẹ̄per n.
Entry Info
| Forms | crẹ̄per n. |
| Etymology | Cp. OE crēopere a cripple. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) One who creeps; a crawling thing; (b) a grapnel.
Associated quotations
a
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)101 : Crepere, or he þat crepythe: Reptor.
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)461 : Snayle, crepare: Limax, limata.
b
- (1296) Newcastle Galley in Archaeol.Ael.4.2186 : j ancora ad Batellum, ij Cabule..j Cyncabawe, j Creper, vj Scaltres.
- c1440(?a1400) Morte Arth.(1) (Thrn)3667 : Be than cogge appon cogge, krayers and oþer, Castys crepers one crosse als to þe crafte langes.