An archaic or dialect word meaning to crawl or creep along the ground slowly.
Likely a variant or dialectal form related to 'crawl,' with roots possibly in Middle English and Old Norse influences on English dialects, particularly in Northern regions.
This word shows how English dialects preserve ancient pronunciations—what sounds like a quirky regional accent is actually a time capsule of how our ancestors spoke hundreds of years ago!
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