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Old English
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
Noun
cryċċ f
- 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.
- curved staff, crook
Declension
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