An Icelandic-English dictionary. Richard Cleasby and Gudbrand Vigfusson. 1874.
crake — noun Etymology: Middle English, probably from Old Norse krāka crow or krākr raven; akin to Old English crāwan to crow Date: 14th century 1. any of various rails; especially a short billed rail (as the corncrake) 2. the corncrake s cry … New Collegiate Dictionary
crake — /krayk/, n. any of several short billed rails, esp. the corn crake. [1275 1325; ME < ON krakr, kraki CROW] * * * ▪ bird any of numerous marsh birds of the family Rallidae (order Gruiformes), generally any small rail (q.v.) in which the bill is… … Universalium
krächzen — Vsw std. (10. Jh.), fnhd. krachitzen Stammwort. Wie ae. cracettan und mit anderer Vokalstufe mhd. krochzen, ahd. krockezzen. Zu einer Erweiterung von krähen, die auch in anord. kráka Krähe , anord. krákr Rabe , l. graculus Dohle , russ. kslav.… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
crake — noun a bird of the rail family with a short bill, such as the corncrake. Origin ME: from ON kráka, krákr, of imitative origin … English new terms dictionary
crake — [[t]kreɪk[/t]] n. orn any of several short billed rails, as the corn crake • Etymology: 1275–1325; ME < ON krākr, krāki crow I … From formal English to slang
crook — [krook] n. [ME crok < ON krōkr, var. of krākr, a bending, hook, bay: for IE base see CRADLE] 1. a hooked, bent, or curved thing or part; hook 2. a) a shepherd s staff, with a hook at one end b) a bishop s staff resembling this; crosier 3. a … English World dictionary
