craven
See also: Craven
English
Etymology
From Middle English craven (adjective)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɹeɪ.vən/
- Rhymes: -eɪvən
Adjective
Derived terms
Translations
Translations
coward
Verb
craven (third-person singular simple present cravens, present participle cravening, simple past and past participle cravened)
- To make craven.
- 1609: William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Cymbeline, Act III, Scene IV
- There is a prohibition so divine / That cravens my weak hand.
- 1609: William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Cymbeline, Act III, Scene IV
References
- craven in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- craven in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old French cravanté (“defeated”), past participle of cravanter, from Latin crepare (“to crack", "creak”)
Etymology 2
Old English crafian, indicating Proto-Germanic *krabōną (compare related Old Norse krefja (“to demand”) > Danish kræve, Norwegian kreve, Swedish kräva (“to demand”).
Derived terms
- icravet (past participle)
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