crouchen

Middle English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkruːtʃən/, /ˈkrutʃən/

Etymology 1

From crouche +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Alternative forms

Verb

crouchen

  1. To make the sign of the cross.
  2. To mark with a cross.
Conjugation
Conjugation of crouchen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) crouchen, crouche
present tense past tense
1st-person singular crouche crouched
2nd-person singular crouchest crouchedest
3rd-person singular croucheth crouched
subjunctive singular crouche
imperative singular
plural1 crouchen, crouche croucheden, crouchede
imperative plural croucheth, crouche
participles crouchynge, crouchende crouched, ycrouched

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants
  • English: crouch (obsolete)
References

Etymology 2

A variant of croken influenced by couchen.

Alternative forms

Verb

crouchen (rare, Late Middle English)

  1. To crouch; to bend.
Conjugation
Conjugation of crouchen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) crouchen, crouche
present tense past tense
1st-person singular crouche crouched
2nd-person singular crouchest crouchedest
3rd-person singular croucheth crouched
subjunctive singular crouche
imperative singular
plural1 crouchen, crouche croucheden, crouchede
imperative plural croucheth, crouche
participles crouchynge, crouchende crouched, ycrouched

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants
References

Etymology 3

From crouche +‎ -en (plural suffix).

Noun

crouchen

  1. (Kent) plural of crouche