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crieme (s.xii1/3)
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crieme (s.xii1/3)

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crem,  creme,  crime  
  FEW:  tremere 13/ii,338b Gdf:  creme 2,363c GdfC: ∅ TL: crieme 2,1059 DEAF:  criembre (crieme)  DMF:  creme 2  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

s.

fear: 
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiex )  Ki ceste pere portera, Ja venim mal ne li fera, Langur ne crieme nen avra  Lapid 236.989
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  De deous cremes trovuns escrit: L’une de serf, l’altre de filz. De la servil creme comence Le come[n]çail de sapience De ço que li serf ad pour Qu’en enfern ait peine  Salemon 473, 475
( 1150-70; MS: s.xii4/4 )  Al jaiant [dunc] cuntremandat […] Que de sa barbe seit rendant Pur crime, cum[e] recreant  Trist thomas2 767
♦fear, respect: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) je enterrai en ta maisun, et aorerai al tun saint temple en la tue crieme  Oxf Ps ANTS 44.5.8
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv2 )  par crieme de Deu lesser les maus a fere  Apoc giffard 2611
estre en crieme de
to fear for: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Mais il n’i out pais ne repos, En grant crieme fu de son cors  Rom de Rou wace ii 42.4185
prendre crieme
to take fright: 
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Pur l’error del mal qu’at ovré En prent creme de Damnedeu  Salemon 479

See also:

cremur 
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