crote

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === crot, croote, krote, krotte === Etymology === Uncertain. The Middle English Dictionary notes that usage is primarily Northern, and suggests that the word is likely of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse krota (“metal ornament”). The Oxford English Dictionary compares French crotte (“excrement”) and Dutch krot (“mud”), but notes that it is difficult to connect either to crote by meaning or history. === Noun === crote (plural crotes) a piece (of something), a particle [14th and 15th century] ==== Descendants ==== Scots: crote, crottle === References === == Scots == === Noun === crote (plural crotes) archaic form of crottle