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CRÆT

  • noun [ neuter ]
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Grammar
CRÆT, crat, es; pl. nom. acc. cratu, crætu; gen. cræta; dat. cratum, crætum; n.
Wright's OE grammar
§345;
A chariot, CART; currus, pilentum
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  • Cræt

    currus

    • Ælfc. Gl. 49
      • ;
    • Som. 65, 91
      • ;
    • Wrt. Voc. 34, 22: 85, 71.

  • Betogen [MS. betogan] caæt

    capsus

    • 49
      • ;
    • Som. 65, 93
      • ;
    • Wrt. Voc. 34, 23.

  • Wǽrun Godes cræta gegearwedra tyn þúsendo

    currus Dei decem millibus

    • Ps. Th. 67, 17.

  • On horsum and on cratum

    equis ac curribus

    • Deut. 11, 4.

  • Mid gebeótlícum crætum and gilplícum riddum

    with threatening chariots and proud horsemen

    • Homl. Th. ii. 194, 23
      • ;
    • Ps. Spl. C. 19, 8.

  • He hæfde cratu and rídende men

    habuit currus et equites

    • Gen. 50, 9
      • ;
    • Ex. 14, 27.

  • Heó oferarn Pharao, and ealle his crætu and riddan

    it [the sea] overwhelmed Pharaoh, and all his chariots and horsemen

    • Homl. Th. ii. 194, 27.

  • Crat pilentum vel

    petorrĭtum

    • Ælfc. Gl. 49
      • ;
    • Som. 65, 95
      • ;
    • Wrt. Voc. 34, 25.
Etymology
Prompt. cart biga, rheda, quadriga
Wyc. cart, carte
Piers P. cart-wey
Chauc. carte
R. Glouc. carte-staf
Laym. carte, dat.
Dut. krat, n.
Ger. krätze, kretze, m. f.
M. H. Ger. kretze, m. f.
O. H. Ger. cratto, m.
Icel. kartr, m.
Wel. cart
Ir.cairt
Gael. cairt, cartach, f.
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v.  crat.
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Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “CRÆT.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/6664.

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