crouden

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English crūdan, from Proto-West Germanic *krūdan, from Proto-Germanic *krūdaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkruːdən/

Verb

crouden (most senses are rare)

  1. To move a means or form of transport.
  2. To cram; to drive into a confined space or area.
  3. To have a surfeit of something; to be full of something.
  4. To rush; to act with alacrity.
  5. To use compulsion upon someone.

Conjugation

Conjugation of crouden (weak in -ed/-de)
infinitive (to) crouden, croude
present tense past tense
1st-person singular croude crouded, crudde
2nd-person singular croudest croudedest, cruddest
3rd-person singular croudeth crouded, crudde
subjunctive singular croude
imperative singular —
plural1 crouden, croude croudeden, croudede, crudden, crudde
imperative plural croudeth, croude —
participles croudynge, croudende crouded, crud, ycrouded, ycrud

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

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: crowd
  • Scots: crood

References

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