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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Crabit, Crabbit, Craibit, a. Also: crabyt, crabed; crawbit, crabbid; craibet, craibbit. [ME. crabbed (14th c.), crabbid, -yd, possibly f. Crab n.1] Ill-natured; in bad humour; cross.(a) a1400 Leg. S. xxii. 786.
Sume men sais he crabyt is
Ib. xlv. 65.
Sa that the lafe nocht crabyt be
?1438 Alex. ii. 2081.
Of eld it is the richt For to be crabed day and nicht
c1460 Consail Wys Man 365.
With crabyt men hald na cumpany
a1500 Prestis of Peblis 1068.
The Deuil of Hell now mot me hing And I compeir befoir that crabit King
c1500-c1512 Dunb. Tua Mar. W. 445.
At langage of lichory I leit as I war crabit
1535 Stewart 2037.
Cruell and crabit, and cankerit of kynd
Ib. 12956.
Crabit as Saturne, full of crudelitie
1548 Corr. M. Lorraine 220.
The towin off Berwek ar werray crabyt at this
1557 Haddington Corr. 263.
The commendatour, as apperit be his wult, … grew crawbit
1570 Sat. P. xxiv. 28.
Bot thow [art] … Crabit but cause, and caryit by thy sensis
a1605 Montg. Son. lxix. 10.
Four crabit crippilis crackand in our crouch
1600-1610 Melvill 218.
The saise [= assise] wald nocht fyll him, wherat the Court was verie crabit
1684 Glamis Bk. Rec. 26.
Litle would have offended the old crabed man
(b) c1500-c1512 Dunb. G. Targe 115.
Thare saw I crabbit Saturn ald and haire
Id. Tua Mar. W. 227.
I cast on him a crabbit e
1534 Melville Chart. 71.
Fy one ye, Ihone Vallanche, … and thane Pettedy woux crabbit
c1550 Rolland C. Venus iii. 491.
Becaus Sanct Iohne … it repreuit, King Herod crabbit was
1572-5 Diurn. Occurr. 81.
The king come … to the preitching, and Iohne Knox preachit; quharat he was crabbit
a1598 Fergusson Prov. (1641) 5 b.
Crabbit was, and cause had
(c) 1562-3 Winȝet I. 4/14.
To present our … ressoning to the craibit rewlaris foresaidis
a1500 Henr. Test. Cress. 353.
Lo, quhat it is … With fraward langage for to mufe and steir Our craibit Goddis
1582 Waus Corr. I. 247.
The king and duik wes verrie craibit with it
1596 Dalr. II. 347/7.
Til her scho alluiret thame partlie with fair promises, partlie with craibet, busteous, and sour wordes

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