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crouken

Pronunciation: /ˈkruːkən/

“crouken” is a Middle English word. Its 2 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to coo, croak
  2. to groan (of persons)

Etymology

Back-formation from Old English crācettan (“to croak”) (also in derivative crǣcetung (“croaking”)), from Proto-Germanic *krēk-, from Proto-Indo-European *greh₂-g-, from *greh₂-k-, of onomatopoeic origin.

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