cræt

Old English

Alternative forms

crat, ċeart, ċert, cært

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kratt (“basket, crate”), from Proto-Germanic *kradô (“(wicker) basket”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kræt/

Noun

cræt n (nominative plural cratu)

cart, waggon
chariot

Declension

Declension of cræt (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	cræt	cratu
accusative	cræt	cratu
genitive	crætes	crata
dative	cræte	cratum

Derived terms

crætehors
horscræt

Descendants

Middle English: cart, kert, cheart (merged with Old Norse kartr)
- English: cart
- Scots: kart, kairt, keart, kert
>? Middle English: crete (“crib, cradle”) (< Old English *cret ?)

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