kraken

Noun

kraken (plural krakens)

1. Alternative form of Kraken

Etymology

From Middle Dutch crāken, from Old Dutch *krakon, from Proto-Germanic *krakōną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkraːkə(n)/

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Verb

kraken

1. (transitive) To break open (a shell)
2. (intransitive) To make a creaky sound, like something being cracked
3. (transitive) To break up into (chemical) components
4. (transitive, figuratively) To break someone mentally
5. (transitive, figuratively) To solve a code
6. (transitive and intransitive, figuratively) To practise chiropractic (on a patient)
7. (transitive, figuratively) To squat (a building)
8. (intransitive) To start (said of the day)

Noun

kraken

1. Plural form of kraak
2. Alternative form of kraak.

Anagrams

• kanker

Noun

kraken m (plural krakens)

1. Kraken

Further reading

• “kraken” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Noun

kraken

1. definite form singular of krake