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Creemin, Creemon, Creemond, Crimon, Crimond,
Creemond [ˈkrimən(d)]
pn. Crimond (Aberdeenshire).
creenge, creengin, creinge, screenge, screenge, screinge, scringe, skreenge, skreinge,
creenge [krin(d)ʒ]
n. A cringe.
v. To cringe.
 
also with prothetic s screenge
n. U. A starved-looking or ill-conditioned creature.
v. SW. To shrink, contract.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
creengin: Cringing.
crap, crappen, crapt, creep, creeper, creepie, creepie, creepin, creepit, creepit-in, creepy, creip, creipie, creipit, creipy, crep, crep-in, crept-in, croppen, cruppen, kroppm,
creep [krip]
v. To creep.
pt. creepit, crap [krap, krɛp]
pp. creepit, cruppen [ˈkrɔpən, ˈkrɑːpən, ˈkrapən]
 
creepie
n. A low, three-legged stool. A footstool. The stool of repentance in a kirk.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
creep doun: To shrink, bend with age.
creeper: Something that creeps. A grappling-iron, dim. creepie A grapnel.
creepin: Creeping.
creepit-in: Shrunk from washing.
creesis,
creesis [ˈcrisɪs]
n. A crisis
creast, creastie, creastin, creastit, creasty, creest, creestie, creestin, creestit, creesty, creist, creistie, creistin, creistit, creisty, crest, creyst, creystie, creystin, creystit, creysty, criest, criestie, criestin, criestit, criesty, cryst, cryste, crystey, crystie, crystin, crystit, crysty, gowden_crest, gowden_crestie,
creest [krist]
also crest [krɛst]
n. The crest (of a bird). A self-important or officious person.
 
creesty
adj. Self-important.
 
creestit
adj. Crested.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
creestin: Bragging, boasting, assuming airs of self-importance, raising the head proudly.
gowden crest(ie): S. SEC. The goldcrest Regulus regulus
creestal, creistal, kirstal, kristal,
creestal [ˈkristəl]
also U. kirstal [ˈkɪrstəl]
n. Crystal.
creetic, creetical, creeticeese, creeticeesed, creeticeesm, creeticism, creetick, creitic, creiticeise, creiticise, creiticised, creiticism, creitick, creiticyse, creiticysed, criticeese,
creetic [ˈkritɪk]
n. A critic.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
creetical [ˈkritɪkl]: Critical.
creeticism [ˈkritəsɪsm]: Criticism.
creeticeese [ˈkritəsiːz]: To criticise. pt. pp. creeticeesed.
Creetoun, Cruives_o_Cree, Ferrytoon_o_Cree, Ferrytoun_o_Cree, The_Ferry,
Creetoun [ˈkritun]
pn. Creetown (Dumfries and Galloway).
Previously Ferrytoun o Cree or The Ferry.
 
The Cruives o Cree
pn. An area north of Creetown.
craichle, craichlie, craichlin, craichly, craighle, craitle, craitlin, creachle, creichle, creichlin, creichly,
creichle [krixl, krexl]
v. To cough in a dry, husky manner.
n. A dry, short, husky cough. A hoarse, croaking sound.
 
creichly
adj. Husky.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
creichlin: Coughing in a dry, husky manner.
crape, crepe,
crepe [krep]
n. A type of woven cloth often favoured by Clergymen.

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