crouden

Middle English

Alternative forms

crowdyn, crowde, croude, crude, cruden, croden

Etymology

From Old English crūdan, from Proto-Germanic *krūdaną.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkruːdən/

Verb

crouden (most senses are rare)

To move a means or form of transport.
To cram; to drive into a confined space or area.
To have a surfeit of something; to be full of something.
To rush; to act with alacrity.
To use compulsion upon someone.

Conjugation

Conjugation of crouden

indicative	present	past
infinitive	(to) crouden
1st person singular	croude	crudde, crouded
2nd person singular	croudest	crudde, crouded, *cruddest
3rd person singular	croudeþ, croudeth	crudde, crouded
plural	crouden	crudden, *croudeden
subjunctive	present	past
singular	croude	crudde, crouded
plural	crouden	crudden, *croudeden
imperative	present
singular	croude
plural	croudeþ, croudeth
participle	present	past
participle	croudende, croudinge	crouded, ycrouded

Derived terms

Descendants

English: crowd
Scots: crood

References

“crǒuden (v.(1)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-10.

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