Fear iseadh a bhíonn cruaidh air fhéin agus ar gach aoinne eile - He is a man that is hard on himself and on everyone else. Duine cruaidh mí-mhuinntara. - a "hard" unfriendly man.
spíce cruadh - a steel spike (in a "top"). Cruadh a chur ar soc an céachta. - To steel the "sock" of the plough. cruaidh (Kruəg') an foghar a bhí ar an bhfocal = "hard".