A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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*Crale, v. [e.m.E. crall, craul.] intr. To crawl. —1600-1610 Melvill 64.
I thought . . a read-headit tead . .craled upe upon the wall