crouden

Middle English

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

From Old English crūdan, from Proto-West Germanic *krūdan, 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 (weak in -ed/-de)

infinitive	(to) crouden, croude
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	croude	crouded, crudde
2nd-person singular	croudest	croudedest, cruddest
3rd-person singular	croudeth	crouded, crudde
subjunctive singular	croude
imperative singular		—
plural1	crouden, croude	croudeden, croudede, crudden, crudde
imperative plural	croudeth, croude	—
participles	croudynge, croudende	crouded, crud, ycrouded, ycrud

¹ Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

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 10 September 2018.