crycc

Old English

Alternative forms

• criċċ, cryċ

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *krukkju, from Proto-Germanic *krukjō (“crutch, staff”).

Cognate with Old Saxon krukka, Old Dutch *krukka, Old High German krucka, Gothic 𐌺𐍂𐌿𐌺𐌺𐌾𐌰 (krukkja).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /krytt͡ʃ/, [kryt͡ʃ]

Noun

cryċċ f

1. crutch
   • late 10th century, Ælfric's Lives of Saints

     Hē ārās þā on morgen and mid twām cryċċum crēap him tō Wintanċeastre.

     He got up in the morning and hobbled on two crutches to Winchester.

2. curved staff, crook

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	cryċċ	cryċċa, cryċċe
accusative	cryċċe	cryċċa, cryċċe
genitive	cryċċe	cryċċa
dative	cryċċe	cryċċum

Descendants

• Middle English: crucche, croch, croche, crouch, cruche
  • English: crutch
  • Scots: crutch

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “crycc”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “cricc”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.