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Manx
Etymology
From Middle Irish crúaid, from Old Irish crúaid. Cognate with Irish crua and Scottish Gaelic cruaidh.
Adjective
creoi
- hard, tough, hardy
- solid, stiff; hard-boiled
- difficult
- near (with money); neat; obdurate, adamant, heartless, steely, stubborn
- dry
- bitter (of frost)
- blistering (as language)
Derived terms
Verb
creoi (verbal noun creoiaghey)
- (transitive, intransitive, metallurgy) to anneal
- Synonym: tempree
Mutation