Reconstruction:Old English/cranc

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /krɑnk/, [krɑŋk]

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *krankaz (“weak, sick, ill”).

Alternative forms

Adjective

*cranc

  1. weak
  2. sick, ill
Declension
Declension of cranc — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative cranc cranc cranc
Accusative crancne crance cranc
Genitive crances crancre crances
Dative crancum crancre crancum
Instrumental crance crancre crance
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative crance cranca, crance cranc
Accusative crance cranca, crance cranc
Genitive crancra crancra crancra
Dative crancum crancum crancum
Instrumental crancum crancum crancum
Declension of cranc — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative cranca crance crance
Accusative crancan crancan crance
Genitive crancan crancan crancan
Dative crancan crancan crancan
Instrumental crancan crancan crancan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative crancan crancan crancan
Accusative crancan crancan crancan
Genitive crancra, crancena crancra, crancena crancra, crancena
Dative crancum crancum crancum
Instrumental crancum crancum crancum
Descendants
  • Middle English: cronk, cranke
    • English: crank
    • Scots: crank
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