crabba

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *krabbō, from Proto-Germanic *krabbô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkrɑb.bɑ/

Noun

crabba m

1. crab
2. crayfish

Declension

Declension of crabba (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	crabba	crabban
accusative	crabban	crabban
genitive	crabban	crabbena
dative	crabban	crabbum

Synonyms

• hæfern

Descendants

• Middle English: crabbe
  • Scots: crab, craib
  • English: crab