croodlev.¹

Brit.

/ˈkruːd(ə)l/, U.S.

/ˈkrud(ə)l/, Scottish English

/ˈkrud(ə)l/

Etymology: < crood v.

Scottish.

intransitive. To make a continued soft low murmuring sound; esp. to coo as a dove.

ΚΠ

17.. The Croodlin Doo in F. J. Child Eng. & Sc. Ballads II. 363 My little wee croodlin doo.

a1810 R. Tannahill Bonnie Wood in Poems (1846) 132 The cushat croodles amourously.

Derivatives

ˈcroodling adj.

ΚΠ

1890 Universal Rev. 15 Oct. 195 She made a queer little croodling sound of comfort.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

croodlev.²

/ˈkruːd(ə)l/

Forms: Also crowdle, cru(d)dle.

Etymology: Of uncertain origin. It has been viewed as a diminutive of crowd; but its dialectal phonology, e.g. West Yorkshire crooidle, takes it back to a Middle English crōdle with long o. In modern use, apparently influenced by association with various other words, e.g. crouch, cludder, cuddle.

dialect.

intransitive. To cower or crouch down; to draw oneself together, as for warmth; to cling close together, or nestle close to a person.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > posture > action of crouching or squatting > crouch or squat [verb (intransitive)]

ruck?c1225

cowerc1300

crouchc1394

couch?a1400

hurklea1400

quatc1425

squat1573

squat1609

thigh1611

swat1615

hunker1720

lower1720

squattle1786

croodle1788

scrooch1844

1788 W. Marshall Provincialisms E. Yorks. in Rural Econ. Yorks. II. 324 Crowdle.., to creep close together, as children round the fire, or chickens under the hen.

1821 J. Clare Village Minstrel II. 183 On the pale traveller's way, Who, croodling, hastens from the storm.

1857 C. Kingsley Two Years Ago I. x. 250 ‘There,’ said Lucia, as she clung croodling to him.

1858 C. Kingsley My Winter-garden in Misc. (1860) I. 136 As a dove, to fly home to its rest, and croodle there.

1884 R. Holland Gloss. Words County of Chester (1886) Croodle, (1) to snuggle, as a young animal snuggles against its mother; (2) to crouch down.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	croodle
释义	croodlev.¹ Brit. /ˈkruːd(ə)l/, U.S. /ˈkrud(ə)l/, Scottish English /ˈkrud(ə)l/ Etymology: < crood v. Scottish. intransitive. To make a continued soft low murmuring sound; esp. to coo as a dove. ΚΠ 17.. The Croodlin Doo in F. J. Child Eng. & Sc. Ballads II. 363 My little wee croodlin doo. a1810 R. Tannahill Bonnie Wood in Poems (1846) 132 The cushat croodles amourously. Derivatives ˈcroodling adj. ΚΠ 1890 Universal Rev. 15 Oct. 195 She made a queer little croodling sound of comfort. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022). croodlev.² /ˈkruːd(ə)l/ Forms: Also crowdle, cru(d)dle. Etymology: Of uncertain origin. It has been viewed as a diminutive of crowd; but its dialectal phonology, e.g. West Yorkshire crooidle, takes it back to a Middle English crōdle with long o. In modern use, apparently influenced by association with various other words, e.g. crouch, cludder, cuddle. dialect. intransitive. To cower or crouch down; to draw oneself together, as for warmth; to cling close together, or nestle close to a person. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > posture > action of crouching or squatting > crouch or squat [verb (intransitive)] ruck?c1225 cowerc1300 crouchc1394 couch?a1400 hurklea1400 quatc1425 squat1573 squat1609 thigh1611 swat1615 hunker1720 lower1720 squattle1786 croodle1788 scrooch1844 1788 W. Marshall Provincialisms E. Yorks. in Rural Econ. Yorks. II. 324 Crowdle.., to creep close together, as children round the fire, or chickens under the hen. 1821 J. Clare Village Minstrel II. 183 On the pale traveller's way, Who, croodling, hastens from the storm. 1857 C. Kingsley Two Years Ago I. x. 250 ‘There,’ said Lucia, as she clung croodling to him. 1858 C. Kingsley My Winter-garden in Misc. (1860) I. 136 As a dove, to fly home to its rest, and croodle there. 1884 R. Holland Gloss. Words County of Chester (1886) Croodle, (1) to snuggle, as a young animal snuggles against its mother; (2) to crouch down. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < v.¹17..v.²1788
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