krijten

• IPA^(key): /ˈkrɛi̯.tə(n)/
• Hyphenation: krij‧ten
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯tən

From Middle Dutch criten (“to cry”), from Old Dutch *crītan, from Proto-West Germanic *krītan, from Proto-Germanic *krītaną (“to shout”), from Proto-Indo-European *greyd- (“to shout”).

krijten

1. (archaic) to cry aloud, shriek
2. to cry, weep

• kryten (archaic)

• huilen

• Berbice Creole Dutch: kreu
• Skepi Creole Dutch: krig, creet

From krijt +‎ -en.

krijten

1. (intransitive) to draw or write with chalk