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croissir1 (s.xii1)
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croissir1 (s.xii1)

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croisir;  crucier;  cruisser,  cruissir,  cruisir;  croistre,  cruistre,  crustre  (croter)  
  FEW:  *krussjan 16,424b Gdf:  croissir 2,380a GdfC: ∅ TL: croissir 2,1081 DEAF:  croissir  DMF:  croissir  TLF: ∅ OED:  crush v.  MED:  crushen v.  DMLBS: ∅

v.trans.

1to break, shatter: 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  il avera croissi meinte lance fresnine  Horn 1660
( s.xiii1/4; MS: s.xiiim )  R. tent le grant fest de cele bordel; En halt le porte, e en bas le fait avaler; Quil consiut, en sum le chef li crote  Ch Guill 3444
♦to break open: 
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  Li evesqe […] vot les uis par force croistre  Dial Greg SATF 12176
2to grind, gnash: 
( 1190-93; MS: s.xiv1 )  Les denz anguisse e cruist e grunt  S Edm Life ANTS 1967
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  estraingent les dens et croissent et chient et se compissen[t]  A-N Med i 176
( 1230-53 )  Cruissanz lurs denz de pour  Chast Amour 1526

v.intrans.

1to shatter, be smashed: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  (one could hear) fruissir les espiés e les helmes croissir  Rom Chev ANTS 3523
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  L’a si feru parmie le dos Que toz li fait croissir les os  Rom de Rou wace ii 198.8406
( 1190-1210; MS: c.1300 )  Tant veisiez lances cruissir  Waldef BB 13357
2to grind: 
( MS: s.xii2/4 )  Cez blancs osbercs ki dunc oist fremir E cez espees sur cez helmes cruisir  Roland 3485
( 1174-75; MS: s.xiiex )  Li fer tentissent e cruissent li acier  FANT OUP 648
( 1190-1210; MS: c.1300 )  Meint grant espié i font croissir  Waldef BB 978
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  quant li home ad trop grant freit Tuz les denz croistre li fait  Mirur1 162ra16
3 sound to make a loud noise, groan: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) desque a la nuit cruissirent en mei mes reins  Oxf Ps ANTS 49.15.7
♦soundto creak: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Une nuit vint a un mustier [...], Dedenz trova en biere un cors [....] N’i aveit gueires demuré [...] Quant el mustier oi ariere Moveir le cors, cruistre la biere  Rom de Rou wace i 172.304
( c.1185 )  Rumpent lor cordes, cruist la nef  Proth ANTS 383
( s.xiiex; MS: c.1200 )  stridere .i. crustre  Gloss Sidon 141.54
♦soundto crackle, pop: 
( MS: s.xiiiex )  (When itch mites are heated by a hot egg) vus les purrez oir croissir  Pop Med 284.157

p.p. as a.

1crushed, smashed: 
( 1190-1210; MS: c.1300 )  le brant cruisi Liez (=near, at) la mure pié e demi  Waldef BB 14201
( MS: s.xiv )  quasi pinse: croises (l. croisés?)gallice  TLL i 35
2damaged, open: 
( MS: s.xii2 )  [A] festre occire e cruissee plaie curer  Med Pres3 7
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