crine (s.xii1)

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crine (s.xii1)

[ FEW: 2/ii,1343a crinis; Gdf: 2,374b crine; GdfC: 9,250b crin; TL: 2,1061 crin; DEAF:  crin; DMF:  crin; TLF:  crin; OED:  crine n.; MED: ; DMLBS: 518b crinis ]
crin;  cryn;  krin  

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1coll.humanhair
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  Barbe aveit russe e crine bloie  6240
( s.xiiiin; MS: c.1300 )  mult estoit veuz homme e out chenue crine  368
( MS: c.1250 )  hic crinis: crin  i 420
( c.1474 )  rethibz (=retibus) de crine et filo vocat’ beerdis […] (=nets made of hair and thread and string called berds)  65
horseszool.mane
( MS: s.xiiiex )  detrenchez deus sei[e]s de cheval de la crine tut menu  19C
2humananat.scalp
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  Deus fraindrat les chiefs de ses enemis, la vertiz del crin (Latin: verticem crinis)  115.LXVII.22
3bot.tassel (of leek)
( s.xiii2/3; MS: s.xiiim )  le poret tut od la crine  1079
4humanhair
( MS: 1120-40 ) Chi dunt li vit sun grant dol demener [...], Ses crins derumpre e sen vis maiseler  427
( s.xiiex; MS: 1272-82 )  Ele out ben fest le cors, E les crins luns e sors  514
( 1260-70; MS: s.xiv1 )  pur le prestre ne vout lesser De autre crinz sa teste farder  10267
5 name (used as a surname)
( 1221 )  Adam Crin  Cryne
( 1379 )  Ricardo Crine  Cryne
( 1404 )  Thomas Cryn  Cryne
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