crouchen

== Middle English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkruːtʃən/, /ˈkrutʃən/ === Etymology 1 === From crouche +‎ -en (infinitival suffix). ==== Alternative forms ==== cruchen ==== Verb ==== crouchen To make the sign of the cross. To mark with a cross. ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Descendants ===== English: crouch (obsolete) ===== References ===== “crǒuchen, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. === Etymology 2 === A variant of croken influenced by couchen. ==== Alternative forms ==== cruchen ==== Verb ==== crouchen (rare, Late Middle English) To crouch; to bend. ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Descendants ===== English: crouch Scots: crooch, crouch ===== References ===== “crǒuchen, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. === Etymology 3 === From crouche +‎ -en (plural suffix). ==== Noun ==== crouchen (Kent) plural of crouche