An archaic or non-standard past tense form meaning tortured, executed, or destroyed on a cross; sometimes used metaphorically for extreme suffering.
A variant spelling of 'crucified,' derived from Old French 'crucifier' and Latin 'crucifigere' (to fasten to a cross), where 'crux' means cross and 'figere' means to fix or nail.
This spelling shows how English spelling wasn't standardized until the 1700s—people spelled the same word different ways depending on dialect and personal preference!
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