crouchen

Middle English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkruːtʃən/, /ˈkrutʃən/

Etymology 1

    From crouche +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

    Alternative forms

    Verb

    crouchen

    1. To make the sign of the cross.
    2. To mark with a cross.
    Conjugation
    Conjugation of crouchen (weak in -ed)
    infinitive (to) crouchen, crouche
    present tense past tense
    1st-person singular crouche crouched
    2nd-person singular crouchest crouchedest
    3rd-person singular croucheth crouched
    subjunctive singular crouche
    imperative singular
    plural1 crouchen, crouche croucheden, crouchede
    imperative plural croucheth, crouche
    participles crouchynge, crouchende crouched, ycrouched

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

    Descendants
    • English: crouch (obsolete)
    References

    Etymology 2

      A variant of croken influenced by couchen.

      Alternative forms

      Verb

      crouchen (rare, Late Middle English)

      1. To crouch; to bend.
      Conjugation
      Conjugation of crouchen (weak in -ed)
      infinitive (to) crouchen, crouche
      present tense past tense
      1st-person singular crouche crouched
      2nd-person singular crouchest crouchedest
      3rd-person singular croucheth crouched
      subjunctive singular crouche
      imperative singular
      plural1 crouchen, crouche croucheden, crouchede
      imperative plural croucheth, crouche
      participles crouchynge, crouchende crouched, ycrouched

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

      Descendants
      References

      Etymology 3

      From crouche +‎ -en (plural suffix).

      Noun

      crouchen

      1. (Kent) plural of crouche