crowen

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Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English crāwan, from Proto-West Germanic *krāan (“to crow, shout”).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Northern) IPA(key): /ˈkrɑu̯ən/
  • IPA(key): /ˈkrɔu̯ən/

Verb

crowen

  1. To crow (make the noise of a rooster)
  2. To make other noises typical of birds; to produce birdsong.
Conjugation
Conjugation of crowen (strong class 7)
infinitive (to) crowen, crowe
present tense past tense
1st-person singular crowe crew
2nd-person singular crowest crewe, crew
3rd-person singular croweth crew
subjunctive singular crowe crewe1
imperative singular —
plural2 crowen, crowe crewen, crewe
imperative plural croweth, crowe —
participles crowynge, crowende crowen, crowe, ycrowe

1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Derived terms
Descendants
  • English: crow
  • Scots: craw
References

Etymology 2

From Old English crāwan, plural of crāwe; equivalent to crowe +‎ -en (plural suffix).

Noun

crowen

  1. (Early Middle English) plural of crowe
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