A Scottish dialect word meaning bad-tempered, grumpy, or difficult.
Scottish variant of 'crabbed,' possibly influenced by Scottish pronunciation patterns. Shows how regional dialects develop distinct pronunciation and spelling of related words.
Scottish English keeps 'crabbit' while standard English uses 'crabbed'—these regional word variations help linguists trace how English split into different dialects after the Norman Conquest scattered speakers apart.
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