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crafian

Old English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Probably Proto-West Germanic *krafōn, modification of Proto-Germanic *krafjaną.

Derivation from Old Norse krǫf (< *krafō) or krafa (both "demand"), is also possible, but usually now rejected.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkrɑ.fi.ɑn/, [ˈkrɑ.vi.ɑn]

Verb

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crafian

  1. to crave
  2. to ask, implore
  3. to demand
  4. (law) to summon

Conjugation

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Conjugation of crafian (weak class 2)
infinitive crafian crafienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular crafiġe crafode
second person singular crafast crafodest
third person singular crafaþ crafode
plural crafiaþ crafodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular crafiġe crafode
plural crafiġen crafoden
imperative
singular crafa
plural crafiaþ
participle present past
crafiende (ġe)crafod

Descendants

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  • Middle English: craven, crave, cravyn, crawyn, krave
    • English: crave
    • Scots: crave
    • Yola: crave

References

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  1. ^ Dance, Richard, Pons-Sanz, Sara, Schorn, Brittany (2019) “craue v. (wk.)”, in The Gersum Project  ⁠‎[1], University of Cambridge, University of Cardiff, and the University of Sheffield.
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