קרץ II

קְרַץII (denom. of קְרִיץ, קְרִיצְתָּא) to get up early, to do a thing early. Y.Ter.XI, end, 48b … ע״י כן הוה שהר הוה ק׳ through that (burning lamp) he was wakeful, and through that he arose early; Y.Sabb.II, 4d top. Y.Ab. Zar. V, 44d נִקְרוֹץוכ׳, v. סְדַר. Ib. וק׳ ונפק ליה he got up early and went off. Lev. R. s. 25 אי קַרְצַת לא חשכת if thou hadst worked early (while young), thou wouldst not have to work late (in old age). Ib. קַרְצִית וחשכית (not קריצת) I did work early, and do work late. Ib. s. 32 ק׳ נוגשוכ׳ Ar. (ed. קדם), v. נָגַשׂ. Lam. R. to III, 7 לא הוה בר נש קָרֵיץ לתאיניאוכ׳ (not לתאינה) and none came in the morning to gather the figs earlier than they; Y.Maas. Sh. V, 56a top. Y.Kidd.III, 64a ק׳ זבונהוכ׳ the trader got up early , v. קְרַן; a. fr.