Reconstruction:Old English/croc

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

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *krōk, from Proto-Germanic *krōkaz (“something bent”). Cognate with Old Norse krókr, Swedish krok (“crook”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kroːk/

Noun

*crōc m

  1. crook, hook

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative crōc crōcas
accusative crōc crōcas
genitive crōces crōca
dative crōce crōcum

Derived terms

  • *crōcian

Descendants

  • Middle English: crok, croke
    • Scots: cruke, creuk, crewk, cruik
    • English: crook
    • → Irish: crúca
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