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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Crasit, Cr(e)ased, p.p. and ppl. a. Also: crasyt, craced; craissit; crezit, cre(e)sd. [ME. crased (Chaucer), craised, p.p. of crase, mod. craze vb.]

1. Broken, damaged, materially impaired. 1533 Boece xiii. vi. 509 b.
Ane stark castell … be mony assaltis was crasyt and dosynnyt Ib. xv. ix. 591.
Edward … chargit the toun thair apoun be biggit, distroying the ald craissit & falȝeit 1562-3 Winȝet I. 3/12.
Ane schip in ane dedely storme … quhilk … is euyl crasit on the schaldis 1583 Sempill Sat. P. xlv. 434.
Auld creased workis payit with crackit crownes c1590 J. Stewart 97/627.
Vaeik crezit barge vpon the suelling sie

fig. The … patrones of this creased cause; Birnie Kirk-b. xix.

2. Of persons. Broken down in health; infirm. 1545 Hamilton P. II. 554.
My fader, quhilk is waraye crasit and seiklie 1553 Corr. M. Lorraine 369.
I am sumpart crasit and alterit in my persoun and not sa habill … to do … service 1604-9 Grahame Anat. Humors 13 b.
If the members of thy bodie be cresd or feistred with filthy sores 1662 Highland P. III. 7.
She was so creesd that she was not able to stir