crien

See also: críen

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Verb

crien

1. third-person plural present indicative of criar

Middle English

Alternative forms

• creie, cri, crie, criȝe, cry, crye, cryen
• criþe (either reflects early Old French crider or a scribal error)

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French crier, from Vulgar Latin *crītāre; equivalent to cry +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkriːən/

Verb

crien (third-person singular simple present crieth, present participle cryinge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle cried)

1. To cry out; to shout or yell:
   1. To weep or cry in sorrow.
   2. (with preposition) To shout against; to verbally protest.
   3. To plead for help or justice.
   4. To pray for divine aid; to supplicate.
2. To announce or proclaim:
   1. To order, charge, or direct.
   2. To call for people; to summon.
3. (of animals) To make a characteristic sound.
4. To sound a horn or trumpet.
5. (rare) To feel distraught.

Conjugation

infinitive	(to) crien, crie
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	crie	cried, cride
2nd-person singular	criest	criedest, cridest
3rd-person singular	crieth	cried, cride
subjunctive singular	crie
imperative singular		—
plural1	crien, crie	crieden, criede, criden, cride
imperative plural	crieth, crie	—
participles	cryinge, criende	cried, crid

Conjugation of crien (weak in -ed/-de)

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Related terms

• criour
• cry

Descendants

• English: cry
• Scots: cry
• Yola: cry't (preterite)

References

• “crīen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

See also

• wepen