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Verb
crien
- third-person plural present indicative of criar
Middle English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French crier, from Vulgar Latin *crītāre; equivalent to cry + -en (infinitival suffix).
Pronunciation
Verb
crien (third-person singular simple present crieth, present participle cryinge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle cried)
- To cry out; to shout or yell:
- To weep or cry in sorrow.
- (with preposition) To shout against; to verbally protest.
- To plead for help or justice.
- To pray for divine aid; to supplicate.
- To announce or proclaim:
- To order, charge, or direct.
- To call for people; to summon.
- (of animals) To make a characteristic sound.
- To sound a horn or trumpet.
- (rare) To feel distraught.
Conjugation
| infinitive
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(to) crien, crie
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present tense
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past tense
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| 1st-person singular
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crie
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cried, cride
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| 2nd-person singular
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criest
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criedest, cridest
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| 3rd-person singular
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crieth
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cried, cride
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| subjunctive singular
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crie
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| imperative singular
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| plural1
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crien, crie
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crieden, criede, criden, cride
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| imperative plural
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crieth, crie
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| participles
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cryinge, criende
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cried, crid
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1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
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