crowe

See also: Crowe

Middle English

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old English crāwe, from Proto-West Germanic *krāā, from Proto-Germanic *krēǭ.

Alternative forms

crawe, crow, crauw, craw

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkrɔu̯(ə)/
(Northern) IPA^(key): /ˈkrɑu̯(ə)/

Noun

crowe (plural crowes or crowen)

crow (black-coloured bird in the genus Corvus)
A metal bar or lever; a crowbar.

Descendants

English: crow
Geordie English: craw
Scots: craw
Yola: croowe, crowe, crouw

References

“croue, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-6.

Etymology 2

From Old English crāwan.

Verb

crowe

alternative form of crowen

Yola

Noun

crowe

alternative form of croowe

References

Kathleen A. Browne (1927) “THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD.”, in Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of lreland (Sixth Series)‎^[1], volume 17, number 2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 135