crowde
Middle English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Old English crūdan.
Verb edit
crowde
- Alternative form of crouden
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from a Celtic language; ultimately from Proto-Celtic *kruttos; compare Welsh crwth. A doublet of rote (“rote (musical instrument)”).
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
crowde (plural crowdes)
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- English: crwth, crowd, cruth, crowth, crouth (remodelled after Welsh crwth)
- Scots: croude (obsolete)
References edit
- “crǒud, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-10.