crake.
Any of several birds of the family Rallidae that have short bills.
Meaning & usage
Any of several birds of the family Rallidae that have short bills.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English crak, crake, from Old Norse kráka (“crow”), from Proto-Germanic *krak-, *kra- (“to croak, caw”), from Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂-, itself onomatopoeic.
To cry out harshly and loudly, like a crake.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English crak, crake, from Old Norse kráka (“crow”), from Proto-Germanic *krak-, *kra- (“to croak, caw”), from Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂-, itself onomatopoeic.
To boast; to speak loudly and boastfully.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English craken, from Old English cracian, from Proto-West Germanic *krakōn. Cognate with Saterland Frisian kroakje, West Frisian kreakje, Dutch kraken, Low German kraken, French craquer (< Germanic), German krachen.
A crack; a boast.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English craken, from Old English cracian, from Proto-West Germanic *krakōn. Cognate with Saterland Frisian kroakje, West Frisian kreakje, Dutch kraken, Low German kraken, French craquer (< Germanic), German krachen.
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