crawe

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English crāwe.

Noun

crawe

1. Alternative form of crowe

Etymology 2

From Old English crāwan.

Verb

crawe

1. Alternative form of crowen

Old English

Alternative forms

• crāuuae — early

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *krāā. Cognate with West Frisian krie, Dutch kraai, and German Krähe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkrɑː.we/

Noun

crāwe f

1. crow

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	crāwe	crāwan
accusative	crāwan	crāwan
genitive	crāwan	crāwena
dative	crāwan	crāwum

Descendants

• Middle English: crowe, crawe, crow, crauw, craw
  • English: crow
  • Geordie English: craw
  • Scots: craw
  • Yola: croowe, crowe, crouw

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “crawe”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.