*krakjaną

Runic: ᚲᚱᚨᚲᛃᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈkrɑk.jɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Weak class 1

Meanings

to crack; crackle; shriek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gerg-, *grā- (‘to crow, shout’), from Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂- (‘to make a sound, cry hoarsely’), ultimately of onomatopoeic origin. Cognate with Lithuanian girgždėti (‘to creak, squeak’).

Conjugation

Present active

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	krakjō	krakjaų	–
2nd singular	krakisi	krakjais	kraki
3rd singular	krakiþi	krakjai	krakjaþau
1st dual	krakjōs	krakjaiw	–
2nd dual	krakjaþiz	krakjaiþiz	krakjaþiz
1st plural	krakjamaz	krakjaim	–
2nd plural	krakiþ	krakjaiþ	krakiþ
3rd plural	krakjanþi	krakjain	krakjanþau

Present passive

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	krakjai	–
2nd singular	krakjasai	krakjaisau
3rd singular	krakjaþai	krakjaiþau
1st dual	–	–
2nd dual	–	–
1st plural	krakjanþai	krakjainþau
2nd plural	krakjanþai	krakjainþau
3rd plural	krakjanþai	krakjainþau

Past

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	krakidǭ	krakidēdį̄
2nd singular	krakidēz	krakidēdīz
3rd singular	krakidē	krakidēdī
1st dual	krakidēdū	krakidēdīw
2nd dual	krakidēdudiz	krakidēdīdiz
1st plural	krakidēdum	krakidēdīm
2nd plural	krakidēdud	krakidēdīd
3rd plural	krakidēdun	krakidēdīn

Non-finite Forms

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
krakjaną	krakjandz	krakidaz

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Descendants

*krakkjan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *krekken, *kreken (Old Dutch)
  - kricken, creken (Middle Dutch)
    - krieken, krikken (Dutch)
*krakkjan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *krekken, *kreken (Old Dutch)
  - kricken, creken (Middle Dutch)
    - crekelen (Middle Dutch)
      - krekelen (Dutch)
*krakkjan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *krekken, *kreken (Old Dutch)
  - kricken, creken (Middle Dutch)
    - creken, criken (Middle English)
      - creak (English)
*krakkjan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *krekken, *kreken (Old Dutch)
  - kricken, creken (Middle Dutch)
    - *criker (Old French)
      - crikier (Middle French)
        
        criquer (French)
*krakkjan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *cræċċan, *ċiercan, ċircan (Old English)
  - cracchen, crykken, cherken, chirken (Middle English)
    - chirk (English)
    - chirk, jirg (Scots)
*krakkjan (Proto-West Germanic)
- krehhen, krechen, krekken, krecken (Old High German)
  - krechen (Middle High German)

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