cronen

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch *krōnen, presumably from Proto-Germanic *kraunijaną.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkroːnən/, /ˈkrøːnən/

Verb

crônen

to groan, to moan
- Een goed knecht, die van sinen here berispt is, ..., en is niet murmurende noch cronende.
  A good servant who has been rebuked by his lord,...., is grumbling nor groaning.

Inflection

Conjugation of *crônen* (weak)
		present	past		present	past
infinitive	base form	crônen
	genitive	crônens
	dative	crônene

		indicative			subjunctive
1st person singular		crône	—		crône	—
2nd person singular		crôons, crônes	—		crôons, crônes	—
3rd person singular		crôont, crônet	—		crône	—
1st person plural		crônen	—		crônen	—
2nd person plural		crôont, crônet	—		crôont, crônet	—
3rd person plural		crônen	—		crônen	—

		imperative
singular		crôon, crône
plural		crôont, crônet

		present	past
participle		crônende	—

Derived terms

Dutch: kreunen
→ Middle English: cronen
- English: croon

Etymology 2

From crône +‎ -en.

Verb

crônen

(transitive) to crown, to top, to put a crown/wreath on
(transitive) to coronate

Inflection

Conjugation of *crônen* (weak)
		present	past		present	past
infinitive	base form	crônen
	genitive	crônens
	dative	crônene

		indicative			subjunctive
1st person singular		crône	—		crône	—
2nd person singular		crôons, crônes	—		crôons, crônes	—
3rd person singular		crôont, crônet	—		crône	—
1st person plural		crônen	—		crônen	—
2nd person plural		crôont, crônet	—		crôont, crônet	—
3rd person plural		crônen	—		crônen	—

		imperative
singular		crôon, crône
plural		crôont, crônet

		present	past
participle		crônende	—

Descendants

Dutch: kronen
Limburgish: kroeane

Further reading

“cronen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “cronen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “cronen (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II