criten

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *crītan, from Proto-Germanic *krītaną (“to shout”), from Proto-Indo-European *greyd- (“to shout”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkriːtən/

Verb

criten

1. to scream, to cry

Inflection

Strong class 1
Infinitive	criten
3rd sg. past	crêet
3rd pl. past	crēten
Past participle	gecrēten
Infinitive	criten
In genitive	critens
In dative	critene
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	crite	crêet
2nd singular	crijts, crites	crēets, crētes
3rd singular	crijt, critet	crêet
1st plural	criten	crēten
2nd plural	crijt, critet	crēet, crētet
3rd plural	criten	crēten
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	crite	crēte
2nd singular	crijts, crites	crētes
3rd singular	crite	crēte
1st plural	criten	crēten
2nd plural	crijt, critet	crētet
3rd plural	criten	crēten
Imperative	Present
Singular	crijt, crite
Plural	crijt, critet
	Present	Past
Participle	critende	gecrēten

Descendants

• Dutch: krijten
  • Afrikaans: kryt

Further reading

• “criten”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “criten (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I