crele
Middle English
Alternative forms
- creele, crelle
Etymology
Unknown. Possibly borrowed from a Old French *creille (compare attested greille), from Latin crātīcula. In that case, a doublet of gridil.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkreːl(ə)/, /ˈkrɛl(ə)/
Noun
crele (plural creles)
- (rare) creel (wicker basket)
Descendants
- English: creel
References
- “crẹ̄l, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.