*krīskaną

Runic: ᚲᚱᛁᛊᚲᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈkriːs.kɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Strong class 1

Meanings

to scream, shout, screech

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *grey- (‘to shout’), which appears to be related to *gerh₂- (‘to cry hoarsely’); see also *krēaną (‘to crow, shout’), *krītaną (‘to call out, scream’).

Conjugation

Present active

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	krīskō	krīskaų	–
2nd singular	krīskizi	krīskaiz	krīsk
3rd singular	krīskidi	krīskai	krīskadau
1st dual	krīskōz	krīskaiw	–
2nd dual	krīskadiz	krīskaidiz	krīskadiz
1st plural	krīskamaz	krīskaim	–
2nd plural	krīskid	krīskaid	krīskid
3rd plural	krīskandi	krīskain	krīskandau

Present passive

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	krīskai	–
2nd singular	krīskazai	krīskaizau
3rd singular	krīskadai	krīskaidau
1st dual	–	–
2nd dual	–	–
1st plural	krīskandai	krīskaindau
2nd plural	krīskandai	krīskaindau
3rd plural	krīskandai	krīskaindau

Past

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	kraisk	kriskį̄
2nd singular	kraist	kriskīz
3rd singular	kraisk	kriskī
1st dual	kriskū	kriskīw
2nd dual	kriskudiz	kriskīdiz
1st plural	kriskum	kriskīm
2nd plural	kriskud	kriskīd
3rd plural	kriskun	kriskīn

Non-finite Forms

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
krīskaną	krīskandz	kriskanaz

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Descendants

*krīskan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *crīscan (Old Dutch)
  - criscen, crischen (Middle Dutch)
    - kriesje, kriese (Limburgish)
*krīskan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *crīscan (Old Dutch)
  - criscen, crischen (Middle Dutch)
    - krijsen (Dutch)
      - krys (Afrikaans)
*krīskan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *crīscan (Old Dutch)
  - criscen, crischen (Middle Dutch)
    - krijsen (Dutch)
      - krieze (West Frisian)
        
        kryskje (West Frisian)
*krīskan (Proto-West Germanic)
- crincier (Old French)
  - recrincier, crinçon (Old French)
*krīskan (Proto-West Germanic)
- crincier (Old French)
  - crincier (Middle French)
    - crincer (French)
*krīskan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *krīskan (Old High German)
  - krīschen (Middle High German)
    - kreischen (German)
*krīskan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *krīskan (Old High German)
  - krīschen (Middle High German)
    - kriesche, kreische (Central Franconian)
      - kreische (Hunsrik)
      - kräischen (Luxembourgish)
*krīskan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *krīskan (Old Saxon)
  - krîschen, krissen, krisken, kreisen, krêsen (Middle Low German)

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