criquer

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Old French

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch kricken, crieken (to creak; crack), from Proto-West Germanic *krakōn (to crash, crack, creak), related to Proto-Germanic *krakōną, ultimately of imitative origin. Related to Middle English creken (to creak). More at English creak.

Verb

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criquer

  1. to creak (making a creaking sound)

Conjugation

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This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-qu, *-qus, *-qut are modified to c, s, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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