crowde

== Middle English == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old English crūdan. ==== Verb ==== crowde alternative form of crouden === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from a Celtic language; ultimately from Proto-Celtic *kruttos; compare Welsh crwth. A doublet of rote (“rote (musical instrument)”). ==== Alternative forms ==== croude, crouþe, crouþ, crowthe ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /kruːd/, /kruːð/ ==== Noun ==== crowde (plural crowdes) A crwth, crowd or a similar musical instrument. ===== Synonyms ===== coriun ===== Derived terms ===== crowdere ===== Descendants ===== English: crwth, crowd, cruth, crowth, crouth (remodelled after Welsh crwth) Scots: croude (obsolete) ===== References ===== “crǒud, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 10 September 2018.