"crowe" meaning in Middle English

See crowe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈkrɔu̯(ə)/, /ˈkrɑu̯(ə)/ [Northern] Forms: crowes [plural], crowen [plural], crawe [alternative], crow [alternative], crauw [alternative], craw [alternative]
Etymology: Inherited from Old English crāwe, from Proto-West Germanic *krāā, from Proto-Germanic *krēǭ. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|crāwe}} Old English crāwe, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*krāā}} Proto-West Germanic *krāā, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*krēǭ}} Proto-Germanic *krēǭ Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} crowe, {{enm-noun|crowes|pl2=crowen}} crowe (plural crowes or crowen)
  1. crow (black-coloured bird in the genus Corvus)
    Sense id: en-crowe-enm-noun-3qenLP43 Categories (other): Birds, Simple machines Disambiguation of Birds: 52 13 34 Disambiguation of Simple machines: 50 10 41
  2. A metal bar or lever; a crowbar.
    Sense id: en-crowe-enm-noun-ESLGIe7G
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Etymology: From Old English crāwan. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|crāwan}} Old English crāwan Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|altform=1}} crowe
  1. alternative form of crowen Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: crowen
    Sense id: en-crowe-enm-verb-IL2ozg9y Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Simple machines Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 22 24 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 26 30 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 30 43 Disambiguation of Simple machines: 50 10 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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