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crowe

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See also: Crowe

Middle English

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old English crāwe, from Proto-West Germanic *krāā, from Proto-Germanic *krēǭ.

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkrɔu̯(ə)/
  • (Northern) IPA(key): /ˈkrɑu̯(ə)/

Noun

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crowe (plural crowes or crowen)

  1. crow (black-coloured bird in the genus Corvus)
  2. A metal bar or lever; a crowbar.
Descendants
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  • English: crow
  • Geordie English: craw
  • Scots: craw
  • Yola: croowe, crowe, crouw
References
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Etymology 2

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From Old English crāwan.

Verb

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crowe

  1. Alternative form of crowen

Yola

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Noun

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crowe

  1. Alternative form of croowe

References

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  • Kathleen A. Browne (1927) The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Sixth Series, Vol.17 No.2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 135