*krakōną

Runic: ᚲᚱᚨᚲᛟᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈkrɑ.kɔː.nɑ̃/

verb · Weak class 2

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	krakō	krakǭ	–
2nd singular	krakōsi	krakōs	krakō
3rd singular	krakōþi	krakō	krakōþau
1st dual	krakōs	krakōw	–
2nd dual	krakōþiz	krakōþiz	krakōþiz
1st plural	krakōmaz	krakōm	–
2nd plural	krakōþ	krakōþ	krakōþ
3rd plural	krakōnþi	krakōn	krakōnþau

Present passive

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	krakōi	–
2nd singular	krakōsai	krakōsau
3rd singular	krakōþai	krakōþau
1st dual	–	–
2nd dual	–	–
1st plural	krakōnþai	krakōnþau
2nd plural	krakōnþai	krakōnþau
3rd plural	krakōnþai	krakōnþau

Past

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	krakōdǭ	krakōdēdį̄
2nd singular	krakōdēz	krakōdēdīz
3rd singular	krakōdē	krakōdēdī
1st dual	krakōdēdū	krakōdēdīw
2nd dual	krakōdēdudiz	krakōdēdīdiz
1st plural	krakōdēdum	krakōdēdīm
2nd plural	krakōdēdud	krakōdēdīd
3rd plural	krakōdēdun	krakōdēdīn

Non-finite Forms

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
krakōną	krakōndz	krakōdaz

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Descendants

*krakōn (Proto-West Germanic)
- *krakon (Old Dutch)
  - craken (Middle Dutch)
    - kraken (Dutch)
      - kraak (Afrikaans)
*krakōn (Proto-West Germanic)
- *krakon (Old Dutch)
  - craken (Middle Dutch)
    - craquer (Middle French)
      - craquer (French)
*krakōn (Proto-West Germanic)
- cracian, ċearcian (Old English)
  - craken, crakken, charken, cherkin (Middle English)
    - crake, crack, chark (English)
    - crak, crack, craik, jarg, chirk, girgand, chork (Scots)
*krakōn (Proto-West Germanic)
- *krakja (Old Frisian)
  - kroakje (Saterland Frisian)
  - kreakje (West Frisian)
*krakōn (Proto-West Germanic)
- krahhōn (Old High German)
  - krachen (Middle High German)
    - kråcha, kråchn (Bavarian)
    - krachen (German)
    - krache (Hunsrik)
    - kraachen (Luxembourgish)
*krakōn (Proto-West Germanic)
- *krakōn (Old Saxon)
  - krāken (Middle Low German)
    - kraken (Low German)

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