Middle English edit

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Etymology edit

From Old French coroner (modern French couronner), from Latin corōnō; equivalent to coroune +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /kuˈruːnən/, /ˈkruːnən/, /ˈkurunən/

Verb edit

corounen

  1. To put a crown on one's head (often as a symbol of power or might):
    1. To crown; to perform a crowning or install as monarch.
    2. To crown with a chaplet in recognition of winning or achievement.
    3. (theology, rare) To raise a god or saint to a dignity.
  2. To instill or cause a condition, feeling or mental state; to grant.
  3. To let or allow into a monastic community or grouping.
  4. (theology) To raise a virtuous people to Heaven.
  5. (Christianity) To install a high ecclesiastical figure.
  6. (rare) To wear a crown; to have a crown on one's head.
  7. (rare) To grant an influential office or duty.
  8. (rare) To have a specified kind of flower.
  9. (rare) To put the top portion of a brick wall on.
  10. (rare) To glorify or recognise.

Conjugation edit

Descendants edit

  • English: crown
  • Scots: croun, croon

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