cross

Middle English

/krɔs/

noun
Definitions
  • the Holy Cross; Christ's cross.
  • A representation of the cross of Christ; the cross as a Christian symbol, including:
  • The cross as a symbol elsewhere, for example:
  • gallows, gibbet

Etymology

Inherited from Old English cros (cross, rood) derived from Old Norse kross (cross) derived from Old Irish cros derived from Latin crux (cross, a cross, wooden frame for execution).

Origin

Latin

crux

Gloss

cross, a cross, wooden frame for execution

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