krake

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Norwegian krake. === Noun === krake (plural krakes) Rare form of Kraken. == Dutch == === Verb === krake (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of kraken === Anagrams === akker == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse kraki. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /²kraː.ke/, [²kɾɑː.kə] ==== Noun ==== krake m (definite singular kraken, indefinite plural kraker, definite plural krakene) a crooked tree Synonym: kragg (by extension) a crooked person (by extension) a sick animal a sea monster, including whales and octopuses (mythology) Kraken a common octopus; Octopus vulgaris ===== Descendants ===== → English: Kraken, krake === Etymology 2 === From Old Norse kraka. ==== Verb ==== krake (present tense kraker, past tense kraka or kraket, past participle kraka or kraket) to crawl Synonyms: kreke, kravle, krype, krabbe === References === “krake” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “krake” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse kraki. (sea monster): First mentioned by Christen Jensøn in 1646 in his Norwegian dictionary, later by Hans Egede (1734), Erik Pontoppidan (1753) and Søren Richart Hagerup (1770-s). ==== Alternative forms ==== (verb): kraka; kråkå; krage (kragje, kradje); kreka; kłaka (dialectal) ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /²kraːçə/, /²kraːkə/ ==== Noun ==== krake m (definite singular kraken, indefinite plural krakar, definite plural krakane) a crooked tree Synonym: kragg (by extension) a crooked person (by extension) a sick animal a wooden anchor with a stone crown a sea monster, including whales and octopuses (mythology) Kraken a common octopus; Octopus vulgaris ===== Descendants ===== → English: Kraken, krake === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== krake (present tense krakar, past tense kraka, past participle kraka, passive infinitive krakast, present participle krakande, imperative krake/krak) e-infinitive form of kraka === References === “krake” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Swedish == === Etymology === From the earlier sense of "rod," "gnarled wood," ultimately related to Old Norse krókr (“hook”). === Noun === krake c a pitiful (and weak, in some sense) person or animal (arousing pity or contempt); a wretch synonym of hästkrake ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== hästkrake ==== See also ==== vekling ynkrygg ynkling stackare === References === “krake”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “krake”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “krake”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “krake”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy]‎[1] (in Swedish), 1898–2023