crowe

See also: Crowe

Middle English

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old English crāwe, from Proto-West Germanic *krāā, from Proto-Germanic *krēǭ.

Alternative forms

• crawe, crow, crauw, craw

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkrɔu̯(ə)/
• (Northern) IPA^(key): /ˈkrɑu̯(ə)/

Noun

crowe (plural crowes or crowen)

1. crow (black-coloured bird in the genus Corvus)
2. A metal bar or lever; a crowbar.

Descendants

• English: crow
• Geordie: craw
• Scots: craw
• Yola: croowe, crowe, crouw

References

• “croue, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-6.

Etymology 2

From Old English crāwan.

Verb

crowe

1. alternative form of crowen

Yola

Noun

crowe

1. alternative form of croowe

References

• Kathleen A. Browne (1927), “THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD.”, in Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of lreland (Sixth Series)‎, volume 17, number 2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 135