Middle English Dictionary Entry
crucche n.
Entry Info
| Forms | crucche n. Also crouch, croche. |
| Etymology | OE cryc, infl. crycce, corresp. to OHG krukka. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A crutch or walking stick.
Associated quotations
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)19482 : Her is icumen..Vder þe lome man..he wænde mid his crucche us adun þrucche.
- ?a1300 Jacob & J.(Bod 652)515 : Þo Iacob iherde þat Iosep was aliue..He caste awei his crucche.
- c1390 Þe mon þat is (Vrn)113 : He leoneþ vppon his Crucche.
- c1400 St.Anne(1) (Min-U Z.822.N.81)532 : He stode & lened hym on hys croch; For who hys yhered wald tak & tuch, Þerof gayf he ryght noȝt.
- a1450 Yk.Pl.(Add 35290)213/377 : My man, ryse and caste þe cruchys..in þe felde!
- c1450(?a1400) Parl.3 Ages (Add 31042)165 : Bot his cruche and his couche, he carede for no more.
- c1450 From þe tyme (Lamb 853)62 : Þan wole no þing us availe but oure bedis and oure crucche [rime: to myche].
- (1454) Paston2.303 : Youre seide besecher is mahaymed upon his ryght legg, and feyne to goo on crucches.
- c1460(?c1400) Beryn (Nthld 55)2381 : A Crepill he saw comyng Oppon a stilt vndir his kne bound..And a crouch vndir his armys.
- (a1470) Malory Wks.(Win-C)1033/7 : I myght nat go but with crucchis.
- a1475 Siege Troy(1) (Hrl 525)213/1975 : Olde blynde men and all soche, And Crepullis þat yeden with her croche.
- a1500(?a1390) Mirk Fest.(GoughETop 4)100/16 : A man come to hur, vnneþe broght apon two croches.
- a1450 Gowther (Roy 17.B.43)741 : He make[th]..Crokyd here crucches forsake.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. crutch.