crouchen
Middle English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkruːtʃən/, /ˈkrutʃən/
Etymology 1
From crouche + -en (infinitival suffix).
Alternative forms
- cruchen
Verb
crouchen
- To make the sign of the cross.
- To mark with a cross.
Conjugation
Conjugation of crouchen (weak in -ed)
infinitive | (to) crouchen, crouche | ||
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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 |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
- English: crouch (obsolete)
References
- “crǒuchen, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
A variant of croken influenced by couchen.
Alternative forms
- cruchen
Verb
crouchen (rare, Late Middle English)
- 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 |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
- English: crouch
- Scots: crooch, crouch
References
- “crǒuchen, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 3
From crouche + -en (plural suffix).
Noun
crouchen
- (Kent) plural of crouche