crele

Middle English

Alternative forms

• creele, crelle

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly borrowed from an Old French *creille (compare attested greille), from Latin crātīcula. In that case, a doublet of gridil.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkreːl(ə)/, /ˈkrɛl(ə)/

Noun

crele (plural creles)

1. (chiefly Northern, especially Early Scots) creel (wicker basket)

Descendants

• English: creel
• Middle Scots: creill, crele
  • Scots: creel

References

• “crẹ̄l, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.