crasen
Middle English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Old Norse *krasa (“to shatter”). Cognate with Norwegian krasa (“to shatter, crush”).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editcrasen (third-person singular simple present craseth, present participle crasende, crasynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle crased)
- (transitive) To break in pieces; to crack.
- The pot was crased. Geoffrey Chaucer.
Conjugation
editConjugation of crasen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.