† Cruent. World English Historical Dictionary

† Cruent. 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. † Cruent

a. Obs. rare. [ad. L. cruent-us bloody, f. cru- root of cruor blood (from a wound).] Bloody; fig. cruel.

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1524.  St. Papers Hen. VIII., VI. 350. With a cruent and blody hand.

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1541.  R. Copland, Galyen’s Terapeut., 2 Civ b. [An] vlcere … that is cruent and full of blode.

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1657.  Phys. Dict., Cruent, bloody.

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  Hence † Cruently adv., cruelly.

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c. 1380.  Antecrist, in Todd, 3 Treat. Wyclif, 120. What is it þenne þat shal encreese cruentlier in þise tourmentis?

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