crayen

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch crāien, from Proto-West Germanic *krāan (“to crow, shout”).

Verb

crâyen

1. to crow (of birds)

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• crâyēren

Descendants

• Dutch: kraaien

Further reading

• “crayen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “craeyen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page craeyen