† Cremetous, Cremeuse. World English Historical Dictionary

† Cremetous, Cremeuse. World English Historical Dictionary Dictionary Biographies Literary Criticism Welcome Terms of Service ⧏ Previous Next ⧐ Contents Slice Contents Key Bibliographic Record Murray’s New English Dictionary. 1893, rev. 2025. † Cremetous, Cremeuse

a. Obs. rare. [a. OF. cremeteus and cremeus fearful, timid, f. root of OF. cremer, cremir, now craindre to fear.] Fearful, timid.

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c. 1477.  Caxton, Jason, 26 b. As cremetous and doubting the recountres of reffuse. Ibid., 14 b. They of Oliferne were so cremeuse … and durst not come out.

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