krassen.
to scratch on a hard, even surface
Meaning & usage
to scratch on a hard, even surface
to make a similar sound, like certain voices grate and birds caw, croak, hoot or screech
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch crassen, probably from Middle High German kratzen, from Old High German krazzōn, from Proto-Germanic *krattōną, presumably of imitative origin, but compare Albanian gërresë. Cognate with modern German kratzen, Middle Low German kratten. From a variant *kratjaną stem Middle Dutch cretten, Middle Low German kretten, dialectal German krätzen.
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