*krēaną

Runic: ᚲᚱᛖᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈkrɛː.ɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Strong class 7d

Meanings

to crow, shout

Etymology

Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂- (‘to cry hoarsely’).

Conjugation

Present active

PersonIndicativeSubjunctiveImperative
1st singularkrēōkrēaų–
2nd singularkrēizikrēaizkrē
3rd singularkrēidikrēaikrēadau
1st dualkrēōzkrēaiw–
2nd dualkrēadizkrēaidizkrēadiz
1st pluralkrēamazkrēaim–
2nd pluralkrēidkrēaidkrēid
3rd pluralkrēandikrēainkrēandau

Present passive

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularkrēai–
2nd singularkrēazaikrēaizau
3rd singularkrēadaikrēaidau
1st dual––
2nd dual––
1st pluralkrēandaikrēaindau
2nd pluralkrēandaikrēaindau
3rd pluralkrēandaikrēaindau

Past

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularkekrēkekrēį̄
2nd singularkekrētkekrēīz
3rd singularkekrēkekrēī
1st dualkekrēūkekrēīw
2nd dualkekrēudizkekrēīdiz
1st pluralkekrēumkekrēīm
2nd pluralkekrēudkekrēīd
3rd pluralkekrēunkekrēīn

Non-finite Forms

InfinitivePresent ParticiplePast Participle
krēaną krēandz krēanaz

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Descendants

  • *krāan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • crāien (Old Dutch)
      • crâyen (Middle Dutch)
        • kraaien (Dutch)
  • *krāan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • crāwan (Old English)
      • crawen, crowen (Middle English)
        • crow (English)
        • craw (Scots)
  • *krāan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • krāen (Old High German)
      • kraen (Middle High German)
        • krähen (German)
        • kréien (Luxembourgish)
  • *krāan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • krāian (Old Saxon)
      • kreien (Middle Low German)
  • *krājan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • crāien (Old Dutch)
      • crâyen (Middle Dutch)
        • kraaien (Dutch)
  • *krājan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • crāwan (Old English)
      • crawen, crowen (Middle English)
        • crow (English)
        • craw (Scots)
  • *krājan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • krāen (Old High German)
      • kraen (Middle High German)
        • krähen (German)
        • kréien (Luxembourgish)
  • *krājan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • krāian (Old Saxon)
      • kreien (Middle Low German)

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