cronen

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Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch *krōnen, presumably from Proto-Germanic *kraunijaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkroːnən/, /ˈkrøːnən/

Verb

crônen

  1. to groan, to moan
    • Een goed knecht, die van sinen here berispt is, ..., en is niet murmurende noch cronende.
      A good servant who has been rebuked by his lord,...., is grumbling nor groaning.
Inflection
Conjugation of crônen (weak)
infinitive base form crônen
genitive crônens
dative crônene
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular crône crône
2nd person singular crôons, crônes crôons, crônes
3rd person singular crôont, crônet crône
1st person plural crônen crônen
2nd person plural crôont, crônet crôont, crônet
3rd person plural crônen crônen
imperative
singular crôon, crône
plural crôont, crônet
present past
participle crônende
Derived terms
  • Dutch: kreunen
  • → Middle English: cronen

Etymology 2

From crône +‎ -en.

Verb

crônen

  1. (transitive) to crown, to top, to put a crown/wreath on
  2. (transitive) to coronate
Inflection
Conjugation of crônen (weak)
infinitive base form crônen
genitive crônens
dative crônene
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular crône crône
2nd person singular crôons, crônes crôons, crônes
3rd person singular crôont, crônet crône
1st person plural crônen crônen
2nd person plural crôont, crônet crôont, crônet
3rd person plural crônen crônen
imperative
singular crôon, crône
plural crôont, crônet
present past
participle crônende
Descendants

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