Obs. Also crauckond, crakan, craconum, krawkan, kraghen. [Etymol. uncertain: perh. f. CRACK v. or F. craquer; cf. CRAWKE in same sense.] = CRACKLING 3: cf. Du Cange s.v. Cremium.

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a. 1300.  E. E. Psalter ci. 4 [cii. 3]. Mi banes als krawkan dried þa [Lat. sicut in frixorium confrixa sunt].

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a. 1340.  Hampole, Psalter ci. 4. My banys as kraghen dryed [v.rr. crauckond, cracon, brent grees, crakan].

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c. 1450.  Medulla MS. (in Promp. Parv., 101). A craconum of grece or talwhe.

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1483.  Cath. Angl., 80. Crakan, cremium.

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