adj
o, ā. Dissyll. in croan: loan,
Lament 1
. Name of a
colour, brown, reddish-brown, dark yellow, red (?), etc.
In
some contexts vaguely applied. In compds. appar. somet.
confused with crúan (if not in fact same word). Note also
ind énlathi chrúan `The Red Birds',
RC xiii 448 § 35
.
c.¤ .i.
dearg,
O'Cl.
(
cruan .i. geal,
H 3.18, 624c8
). cath c.¤
`crimson
battle',
Metr. Dinds. iv 316.21
.
SR 4767
.
eich crona,
BB
434b5
.
M. mant capaill croin,
IT iii 81 § 57
.
in chú ch.¤
,
SG 281.1
. macc rīg Clūana crōine crīne `dunkelgelben',
Bruchst. 37
.
for Carmill cron
,
SR 5225
.
a llos chlaidib
chróin,
LL 2000
. dá caoilbhreis chróin chóirighthe (of an
eye-brow),
Hackett² 51.28
.
cuirp chróna chrisleathana,
PCT 337
. Of persons, and as pn sobriquet:
riacruadgail
nacórad c.¤
,
SR 6911
. macc c.¤ Congail `
swarthy
',
Arch. Hib.
ii 60 § 28
.
M. mac Díma Cróin,
Hib. Min. 76 § 1
.
Eochaid
Crōn
,
Corp. Gen. 139.24
. ? c.¤ a gcumann `perverse',
Ó Bruad.
iii 202.17
. Of letter s in sow-ogam:
cron(s),
Auraic. 5669
.
As subst. ā, f. the abyss, the pit, hell
(n
s. possibly cróine
in this sense): allt na cróine `the pitch-black abyss',
Aithd. D.
49.37
. do-chuaidh ar gcreich na cróine (of Harrowing of
Hell),
DDána 10.30
.
béal na cróine ar mo chind,
IGT Decl.
ex. 81
.
eccla pīasta na crōine,
ACL iii 216.12
. Note
further: bainne na cróine `dun cow',
Ó Bruad. ii 224.14
.
mortalitas magna . . . .i. in chron chonaill .i. in buidhe
chonaill,
AU i 54.18
. See 1 buide and
Ir. Hist. Stud. vi 173
.
As n. pr.
Grác ┐ a ben .i. C.¤
,
LL 36697
.
coin Cróne,
LL 36711
.
la Cróin,
36713
.
Maolc.¤ mac Muiredhaigh,
AFM
i 490.3
.
Compds. With nouns: ?
úasa creit croncharpait,
LU
8640
(
FB 47
).
gabur . . . cróndatha,
8626
(ibid.). cróinmhill bhoga gan bhlas (of food),
Tribes of Irel. 64.11
.
sionnaigh . . ┐ crónphuic `red bucks',
O'Rah. 76.95
.
With adj.:
brat gorm crónchorcra,
LU 8637
(
FB 47
).
See ? 1 croän.