Middle English Dictionary Entry
croteles n. pl.(1)
Entry Info
| Forms | croteles n. pl.(1) |
| Etymology | Apparently a diminutive in -el suf.(1) of crot(e n.(1) 'lump, clod,' and/or grot n.(1) 'particle, speck.' Cp. MnE (dialectal) and Sc. crottle (vars. crottil, crittle, cruttle). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. croteles n.pl.(2), which may be regarded as the same word.
1.
Small lumps or particles.
Associated quotations
- a1425 Daniel *Treat.Uroscopy (BodeMus 187:Harvey)f.62v (3.8) : Fathede þat appereþ in vryn, somtyme it is in smale gobates, in smale parties, os it were in smale greynes, smale croteles.