cronk

English

Verb

cronk (third-person singular simple present cronks, present participle cronking, simple past and past participle cronked)

1. To honk like a goose

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish cnocc, from Proto-Celtic *knokko- (“hill”).

Noun

cronk m (genitive and plural cruink)

1. hill
   • T'ad cur beeal-ghraih da'n Ghaelg er Cronk Keeill Eoin. They pay lip service to Manx on Tynwald hill.
   • Ta'n thie er cronk. The house stands upon a hill.
2. mount
   • Cronk Calvaree, Mount Calvary
3. tor

Derived terms

• crongan