cræt
Old English
Alternative forms
- crat, ċeart, ċert, cært
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *kratt (“basket, crate”), from Proto-Germanic *kradô (“(wicker) basket”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kræt/
Noun
cræt n (nominative plural cratu)
- cart, waggon
- chariot
Declension
Declension of cræt (strong a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cræt | cratu |
| accusative | cræt | cratu |
| genitive | crætes | crata |
| dative | cræte | cratum |
Derived terms
- crætehors
- horscræt
Descendants
- Middle English: cart, kert, cheart (merged with Old Norse kartr)
- English: cart
- Scots: kart, kairt, keart, kert
- >? Middle English: crete (“crib, cradle”) (< Old English *cret ?)