crowen

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English crāwan, from Proto-Germanic *krēaną.

Alternative forms

• crawen, crowe, crawe

Pronunciation

• (Northern ME) IPA^(key): /ˈkrɑu̯ən/
• IPA^(key): /ˈkrɔu̯ən/

Verb

crowen

1. To crow (make the noise of a rooster)
2. To make other noises typical of birds; to produce birdsong.

Conjugation

Conjugation of crowen (strong class 7)

infinitive	(to) crowen, crowe
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	crowe	crew
2nd-person singular	crowest	crewe, crew
3rd-person singular	croweth	crew
subjunctive singular	crowe	crewe1
imperative singular		—
plural2	crowen, crowe	crewen, crewe
imperative plural	croweth, crowe	—
participles	crowynge, crowende	crowen, crowe, ycrowe

¹Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
²Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Derived terms

• crowyng

Descendants

• English: crow
• Scots: craw

References

• “crouen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

From Old English crāwan, plural of crāwe.

Noun

crowen

1. (Early ME) plural of crowe