Middle English Dictionary Entry
crēven v.
Entry Info
| Forms | crēven v. |
| Etymology | OF crever |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
To split open, burst.
Associated quotations
- c1390 Susan.(Vrn)111 : Þe Lilye, þe louache, launsyng wiþ leue..Columbyne and Charuwe clottes þei creue [vr. cleue].
- a1500 Mirror Salv.(Beeleigh)p.97 : The vaille of the temple was rent..The roches yat were so hard creved both vppe and doune.