1to increase:
(
c.1136-37;
MS: s.xiiex
)
Ço fist E. le traitur, Pur ço quidat
creistre s’onur
GAIMAR1 4440
♦
to increase, expand:
(
1155;
MS: s.xiii4/4
)
Artur lur ad lur feus renduz E lur eritages creuz
Brut WACE 9626
2
to raise, elevate:
(
s.xii2/4;
MS: s.xiii2/4
)
La meschinete de .iij. anz [...] Toz les .xv. degrez monta, Sanz conduit e sanz compaignie [...]. Iluec volt Damnedés mostrer Qu’il la volt creistre e halt lever, De vertu en vertu monter
Conception wace 588
♦
to benefit, increase in wealth, make more prosperous:
(
c.1136-65;
MS: c.1200
)
De noz labors ne seit
creuz Altrui maisun
Salemon 3723
(
1171-74;
MS: c.1200
)
De poi vus
crut en halt e mut vus honura
Becket1 3246
(
s.xiiiin;
MS: s.xiii2/4
)
Ceste vertu fist Deu […] Pur seint Johan
creistre en aveir
S Jean ANTS 1116
3to cause to increase, swell:
(
c.1240;
MS: c.1300
)
Le cel fu oscur durement, La mer
cresceit le vent
Mir N-D 183.72
(
s.xiiiex;
MS: 1307-15
)
La petite centele […] li dyable la soffle e la norist e le
crest plus e plus
Ancren2 19.4
1to increase, grow in size:
(
s.xii1/3;
MS: s.xiiex
)
Cest[e] pere creist et descreist
Lapid 258.1623
(
s.xii3/4;
MS: s.xiiim
)
Ves ci le tresor qui ne faut, Descreistre ne puet, ains
creistra
S Laur ANTS 419
♦
emotion
(of the heart) to swell (as an expression of emotion):
(
1160-74;
MS: s.xiiiin
)
Pur la grant joie del present Que li clers out tant sudeement, S’eslaissa li quors e tant crut Ne pout restreindre quant il dut
Rom de Rou wace i 249.2381
♦
astron.(of the moon) to wax:
(
1113-19;
MS: s.xii3/3
)
(the moon:) Dis fiees le vit Cum creist e desfit
Comput ANTS 1894a
(
s.xii1/3;
MS: s.xiiex
)
[...] Quan[t] la lune creist et descreist
Lapid 256.1624
(
s.xiiex;
MS: s.xiii2
)
La lune
crest e puis est pleine
S Geo 107
♦
finan.(of a debt, cost (etc.)) to increase, become larger:
(
1215;
MS: 1226
)
[S]e acuns a emprunté as Jeus […] e muert devant qu’il lor ait paié lor avoir, ne
croise mie la dette tant dis com li heirs sera dedenz aage
Magna Carta 358.10
(
s.xiv1
)
E ses
(=se les) despenses
cressent a la jornee, li compaignoun les paierount communalment
Lib Cust 216
♦
to increase, grow in number:
(
1113-19;
MS: s.xii3/3
)
Se tun numbre creis tant Que il venget a .xl.?
Comput ANTS 3498
(
c.1136-37;
MS: s.xiiex
)
E li Engleis tuz jorz
creisseient, Kar d’ultremer suvent veneient
GAIMAR1 21
♦
to increase, grow in intensity:
(
1155;
MS: s.xiii4/4
)
Dunc crut la noise e crut l'ocise, Mainte alme i out fors de cors mise
Brut WACE 917
2to grow:
(
s.xii1/3;
MS: s.xiiex
)
E si il ad mal en la teste, Que ses chevols ne pussent crestre [...]
Lapid 215.340
(
MS: 1272-82
)
Si le jour de noel avent par dimaine [... ], bois creicerount [...]
Future 207
(
c.1285;
MS: c.1312
)
le blee q’est germy
(var. creun),
(l. creuu) et tendre
HENLEY2 322
♦
to form, be formed:
(
c.1292;
MS: c.1300
)
solom ceo qe ele
(=island) crest en le mi leu ou devers le costié del ewe
BRITT i 219
3(of disease, infection) to spread:
(
MS: s.xiii2
)
Pur tant cum l’emplastre i sera Le mal point aval ne
crestra
Rec méd2 28
4marit.(of sea, waver etc.) to rise:
(
s.xii2/4;
MS: s.xiii2/4
)
Dunc comence mer a mesler, Undes a creistre, a reverser
Conception wace 70
♦
meteo.(of wind, bad weather) to become worse, build up:
(
1121-25;
MS: s.xiv1
) (at sea:) Crut lur li vent e mult suvent Crement peril e grant turment
S Brend mup 623
(
1150-70;
MS: 1225-1300
)
Pluet e gressille e
creist li tenz, Rumpent bolines e hobens
Trist thomas2 2870
5to prosper:
(
1121-25;
MS: s.xiv1
) Donna Aaliz la reine [...] Par qui creistrat lei de terre
S Brend mup 3
(
c.1230;
MS: s.xiiim
)
li covent vait
cressant E les maisuns vunt decheant
S Modw 7453
6to accrue, come (to):
(
c.1170;
MS: s.xiiiex
)
[…] Qu’il armes ne[n] usa, dunt li
croust honur
Horn 2893
(
c.1230;
MS: s.xiiim
)
Mult grant peine lur est
creue De lur peché
S Modw 1717
♦
lawto accrue (to):
(
c.1292;
MS: c.1300
)
car taunt cum il ad volunté de retener, ne
crest fraunc tenement al purchaceour
BRITT i 260
(
1314-15
)
[…] rien n’en
cret au Roi fors daunger des ministres
Rot Parl1 i 292
3herald.jessant:
(
s.xiii;
MS: 1606
)
[…] ou trois flours d’or
cresçauns hors de la test du leopard
Eight Rolls 89.71
4increasingly:
(
1297
)
Prince A. par la grace de Dieu Roy dé Romeyns touz jours
cressant nostre treschier amy
Treaty Rolls i 183
1(of hair, vegetation) thick, dense:
(
s.xii3/4;
MS: s.xiv2
)
Plus blund ad les chevelz, cercelé plus menuz, Mes n’est pas si espés ne si bien
creuz
Rom Chev ANTS 3357
(
c.1230;
MS: s.xiiim
)
Kar rien ne trove en la gaudine Fors herbe
crue
S Modw 1136
2adult, fully grown:
(
1155;
MS: s.xiii4/4
)
Quarante mil creues vaches E trente mil bisses salvages [...] Mist l'on le jor al sacrefise
Brut WACE 4335
(
c.1170;
MS: s.xiiiex
)
Quant meuz serrez
creuz, si serrez adubez
Horn 335
1growth:
(
1212;
MS: 1212-13
)
Coustume vielz les
(=griefs) me fait estre E novels les me fait li
crestre
Dial Greg SATF 304
2offspring (?):
(
s.xiiiex;
MS: s.xiiiex
)
E il dist ke bin le f[e]roit Por un
croistre ke il en averoit […] Kar entre mes cuisses fut un poi
Fille mal gardee 60
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