crouchen

Middle English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkruːtʃən/, /ˈkrutʃən/

Etymology 1

From crouche +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Alternative forms

cruchen

Verb

crouchen

To make the sign of the cross.
To mark with a cross.

Conjugation

Conjugation of crouchen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) crouchen, crouche
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	crouche	crouched
2nd-person singular	crouchest	crouchedest
3rd-person singular	croucheth	crouched
subjunctive singular	crouche	crouched
imperative singular	crouche	—

plural¹	crouchen, crouche	croucheden, crouchede
imperative plural	croucheth, crouche	—

participles	crouchynge, crouchende	crouched, ycrouched

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

Descendants

English: crouch (obsolete)

References

“crǒuchen, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

A variant of croken influenced by couchen.

Alternative forms

cruchen

Verb

crouchen (rare, Late Middle English)

To crouch; to bend.

Conjugation

Conjugation of crouchen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) crouchen, crouche
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	crouche	crouched
2nd-person singular	crouchest	crouchedest
3rd-person singular	croucheth	crouched
subjunctive singular	crouche	crouched
imperative singular	crouche	—

plural¹	crouchen, crouche	croucheden, crouchede
imperative plural	croucheth, crouche	—

participles	crouchynge, crouchende	crouched, ycrouched

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

Descendants

English: crouch
Scots: crooch, crouch

References

“crǒuchen, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 3

From crouche +‎ -en (plural suffix).

Noun

crouchen

(Kent) plural of crouche

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