krena

Cornish

Alternative forms

• kerna (Revived Late Cornish)

Etymology

From Middle Cornish crenna, from Proto-Brythonic *krɨnɨð, from Proto-Celtic *kriniti, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *krey- (“to shake”). Cognate with Breton krenañ and Welsh crynu.

Verb

krena

1. to shake

   Synonyms: tosa, shakya

2. to shiver

   Synonyms: deglena, rynni

3. to tremble

   Synonym: trembla

4. to vibrate

Conjugation

Conjugation of krena

		singular			plural			impersonal
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present/future	krenav	krenydh	kren	krenyn	krenowgh	krenons	krenir
	preterite	krenis	krensys	krenas	krensyn	krensowgh	krensons	krenas
	imperfect	krenen	krenes	krena	krenen	krenewgh	krenens	krenys
	pluperfect	krensen	krenses	krensa	krensen	krensewgh	krensens	krensys
subjunctive	present/future	krenniv	krenni	krenno	krennyn	krennowgh	krennons	krenner
	imperfect	krennen	krennes	krenna	krennen	krennewgh	krennens	krennys
imperative		-	kren	krenes	krenyn	krenewgh	krenens	-
non-finite forms		present participle		ow krena	verbal adjective		krenys

Derived terms

• edhel-krena (“aspens”)
• kren (“shake”, noun)
• krenans (“vibration”)
• Krener, Krenores (“Quaker”)

Mutation

Mutation of krena

unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
krena	grena	unchanged	unchanged	unchanged	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.