craven
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle English craven (adjective)
Pronunciation [edit]
Adjective [edit]
craven (comparative more craven, superlative most craven)
Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
extremely cowardly
Noun [edit]
craven (plural cravens)
Translations [edit]
coward
Verb [edit]
craven (third-person singular simple present cravens, present participle cravening, simple past and past participle cravened)
- To make craven.
- 1609: William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Cymbeline, Act III, Scene IV
- There is a prohibition so divine / That cravens my weak hand.
- 1609: William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Cymbeline, Act III, Scene IV
References [edit]
- craven in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- craven in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
Anagrams [edit]
Middle English [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
From Old French cravanté (“defeated”), past participle of cravanter, from Latin crepare (“to crack", "creak”)
Adjective [edit]
craven
Etymology 2 [edit]
Old English crafian, indicating Proto-Germanic *krabōnan (compare related Old Norse krefja (“to demand”) > Danish kræve, Norwegian kreve (“to demand”)).
Verb [edit]
craven
Derived terms [edit]
- icravet (past participle)
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