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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Crepill, Creppill, a. Also: crepil, -ell, -ele, creple, creepell, -ple, crepple. [e.m.E. creeple, crepell, ME. crepel, variant of cripel Crippill a.] Cripple, lame.(a) a1400 Leg. S. ii. 33.
He heilyt hym that crepil wes Ib. xxxix. 344.
Cancre … sa consumyt had his thé, That begare & crepele wes he 1456 Hay I. 175/24.
That he be in perile to be maid outhir crepill, … or to dee utterly 1505 Treas. Acc. III. 142.
To ane crepill woman Leith, be the Kingis command 1533 Boece ix. iii. 291 b.
Elabe ane nobill of Britan having his son of lang tyme crepill c1590 J. Stewart 241 § 164.
Sad Sueirnes sat vith crepill feit molest 1591 Crim. Trials I. 231.
For vsing of wichecraft, in hailling of Johnne Thomsoune, quha remanit crepill nochtwithstanding thairof 1616 Elgin Rec. II. 148.
Ane crepell man … callit William Ramsay 1638 Peebles Gleanings 242.
For carying of ane creeple las … to Huichingfield Ib.
For carying of ane creepell woman … to Neidpeth 1644 Ritchie Churches St. Baldred 263.
Patrik Nisbet … was fallen crepill of his legis 1681 Colvil Whig's Suppl. i. 90.
Ye will … Duels fight, like those of France, And drunk and creeple lead a dance(b) a1578 Pitsc. II. 318/6.
Ane puire creppill man duelt in ane ludge biggit at the east port 1620 Grant Chart. 331.
To ane crepple man who played on the trump, xij s. 1636 Peebles Gleanings 210.
To creppill Johnstoun, saxe pence Ib. 211.
To a creppill woman sitting seik at the port 1651 Douglas Corr. 258.
If yow can not … come … to see a creple man, I will entreat yow to wryt to me 1687 Stirling Ant. IV. 18.
[A child] creple both in hands and feet