קְרַץ II, (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 נִקְרוֹץ וכ׳, 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. Lev. R. s. 32 ק׳ נוגש וכ׳ Ar. (ed. קדם), v. נָגַשׂ. Lam. R. to III, 7 לא הוה בר נש קָרֵיץ לתאיניא וכ׳ (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׳ זבונה וכ׳ the trader got up early &c., v. קְרַן; a. fr.