crasen

Middle English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse *krasa (“to shatter”). Cognate with Norwegian krasa (“to shatter, crush”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkraːzən/

Verb

crasen (third-person singular simple present craseth, present participle crasende, crasynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle crased)

  1. (transitive) To break in pieces; to crack.

Conjugation

Conjugation of crasen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) crasen, crase
present tense past tense
1st-person singular crase crased
2nd-person singular crasest crasedest
3rd-person singular craseth crased
subjunctive singular crase
imperative singular —
plural1 crasen, crase craseden, crasede
imperative plural craseth, crase —
participles crasynge, crasende crased, ycrased

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

Descendants

  • English: craze
  • → Middle French: ecraser
  • Scots: craze
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