grocken

German

Alternative forms

• krocken

Etymology

Related to English grudge.

Verb

grocken (weak, third-person singular present grockt, past tense grockte, past participle gegrockt, auxiliary haben)

1. (obsolete, of birds) Synonym of krächzen (“to croak”)

Further reading

• “grocken” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.