cræt

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Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *kratt (“basket, crate”), from Proto-Germanic *kradô (“(wicker) basket”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

cræt n (nominative plural cratu)

  1. cart, waggon
  2. chariot

Declension[edit]

Declension of cræt (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative cræt cratu
accusative cræt cratu
genitive crætes crata
dative cræte cratum

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle English: cart, kert, cheart (merged with Old Norse kartr)
  • >? Middle English: crete (“crib, cradle”) (< Old English *cret ?)
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