croken

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old EnglishCategory:Middle English terms inherited from Old English#CROKENCategory:Middle English terms derived from Old English#CROKEN *crōcian, from Proto-West GermanicCategory:Middle English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic#CROKENCategory:Middle English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic#CROKEN *krōkōn; equivalent to crok + -en (infinitival suffix)Category:Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival)#CROKEN, ultimately from Old EnglishCategory:Middle English terms inherited from Old English#CROKENCategory:Middle English terms derived from Old English#CROKEN *crōc (crook, hook).

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Verb

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  1. To be bent; to curve:
    1. To twist; to curve multiple times.
    2. (of the body) To become crippled or distorted.
  2. To make bent; to crook:
    1. To bow or genuflect.
    2. (of the body, rareCategory:Middle English terms with rare senses#CROKEN) To cripple; to disfigure.
  3. To religiously err; to fall into sin.
  4. To cause to fall into sin.
  5. (rareCategory:Middle English terms with rare senses#CROKEN) To discuss misleadingly.

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