crasen

Middle English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse *krasa (“to shatter”). Cognate with Norwegian krasa (“to shatter, crush”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkraːzən/

Verb

crasen (third-person singular simple present craseth, present participle crasende, crasynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle crased)

1. (transitive) To break in pieces; to crack.
   • The pot was crased. Geoffrey Chaucer.

Conjugation

Conjugation of crasen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) crasen, crase
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	crase	crased
2nd-person singular	crasest	crasedest
3rd-person singular	craseth	crased
subjunctive singular	crase
imperative singular		—
plural1	crasen, crase	craseden, crasede
imperative plural	craseth, crase	—
participles	crasynge, crasende	crased, ycrased

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: craze
• → Middle French: ecraser
  • French: écraser
• Scots: craze