crowe

See also: Crowe

Middle English

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

crawe, crow, crauw, craw

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkrɔu̯(ə)/
(Northern ME) IPA^(key): /ˈkrɑu̯(ə)/

Noun

crowe (plural crowes or crowen)

crow (black-coloured bird in the genus Corvus)
A metal bar or lever; a crowbar.

Descendants

English: crow
Scots: craw

References

“croue (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-6.

Etymology 2

From Old English crāwan.

Verb

crowe

Alternative form of crowen

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