An Irish or Scottish Gaelic term for a band of soldiers, cattle-raiders, or organized military group; variant of creagh.
From Irish/Scottish Gaelic 'creacht,' related to military companies and raiding bands. The spelling 'creaght' represents an anglicized version of the Gaelic word.
The '-ght' spelling in English (like 'fight,' 'night') comes from Old English and Middle English pronunciation—when we see 'creaght' in Irish texts, we're seeing how English scribes tried to represent Gaelic sounds using English spelling conventions.
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