craye

English

Etymology

From French craie (apparently unrelated to craie (“chalk”)).

Noun

craye (plural crayes)

1. A type of vessel, which was notably used in Denmark and Sweden

Translations

vessel

• Dutch: kraai (nl)
• French: craie (fr)

Anagrams

• Carey, Cayer, Racey

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *krāia, from Proto-Germanic *krēǭ.

Noun

crâye f

1. crow

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: kraai
  • Afrikaans: kraai
• Limburgish: krej

Further reading

• “craye”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “craeye”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page craeye