craicionn

skin, Irish croiceann, Old Irish crocenn, tergus, Cornish crohen, Breton kroc'hen, *krokkenno-, Welsh croen, *krokno- (?) From *krok-kenn: krok is allied to German ru$$cken, back, English ridge, Norse hryggr; and kenn is allied to English skin. For it, See boicionn.