croft

Etymology 1
The noun is derived from, , , , , from ; further etymology , but possibly from , from ; see also crop. The English word is cognate with 🇨🇬,, , 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬,.

The verb is derived from the noun.

Noun

 * 1) An enclosed piece of land, usually small and arable and used for small-scale food production, and often with a dwelling next to it; in particular, such a piece of land rented to a farmer (a crofter), especially in Scotland, together with a right to use separate pastureland shared by other crofters.
 * 2) * 1530: Sir John Campbell of Glenurchy (in a lease to his "weil belouit" servant John M'Conoquhy V'Gregour)
 * ...to haue set and for malis and service...the four markland of Kincrakin...with the croft of Polgreyich and the croft that Ewin M'Ewin was wount to haue...
 * ...to haue set and for malis and service...the four markland of Kincrakin...with the croft of Polgreyich and the croft that Ewin M'Ewin was wount to haue...

Derived terms

 * goodman's croft

Translations

 * Bulgarian: заградено поле
 * Czech: záhumenek,
 * Finnish: ; ,
 * Icelandic: hjáleigubóndi, smábóndi
 * Irish: crochta, croit
 * Italian:, campicello, campetto
 * Manx: croit
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Scottish Gaelic: croit
 * Serbo-Croatian: ograđeno polje
 * Swedish:
 * Welsh: tyddyn, crofft

Verb

 * 1)  To do agricultural work on one or more crofts.
 * 2)  To place (cloth, etc.) on the ground in the open air in order to sun and bleach it.

Etymology 2
From, , , , from , from , , from , form of , from  (further etymology unknown) +. The English word is cognate with 🇨🇬,, , , , (modern 🇨🇬), 🇨🇬, , 🇨🇬 (🇨🇬). .

Noun

 * 1) An underground chamber; a crypt, an undercroft.
 * 2) A cave or cavern.

Etymology 3
A variant of.

Noun

 * 1)  A carafe.

Etymology
From, possibly from , from , from.

Noun

 * 1)  small field
 * 2)  enclosure, courtyard

Noun

 * 1) an enclosed field; a croft