crouden

crouden

Middle English

Alternative forms

• crowdyn, crowde, croude, crude, cruden, croden

Etymology

From Old English crūdan, 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

infinitive	(to) crouden
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	croude	crudde, crouded
2nd person singular	croudest	crudde, crouded, *cruddest
3rd person singular	croudeþ, croudeth	crudde, crouded
plural	crouden	crudden, *croudeden
subjunctive	present	past
singular	croude	crudde, crouded
plural	crouden	crudden, *croudeden
imperative	present
singular	croude
plural	croudeþ, croudeth
participle	present	past
	croudende, croudinge	crouded, ycrouded

Derived terms

• croudewayn
• crowdyng
• crudde

Descendants

• English: crowd
• Scots: crood

References

• “crǒuden (v.(1)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-10.