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* * *(að), v.2) to grip the bottom (tóku þá akkerin at kraka);3) kraka e-t upp, to fetch up from the bottom (krökuðu þeir hann upp ok fluttu til lands).* * *u, f. [Dan. krage; cp. Engl. to croak], a crow, Lat. cornix, Hom. 69, Fms. vi. 446, Karl. 437, Edda (Gl.), Rm. 44; vinna eina kráku, Fms. vii. (in a verse); galandi kráka, Hm. 84; íllviðris-kráka, a croaking crow, boding ill weather; sumar-k.: the saying, betri er ein k. í hendi en tvær í skógi, a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, Ld. 96: a nickname, Kráka, Fas., whence Kráku-mál, n. pl. name of a poem, id.: kráku-nef, n. crow nose, a nickname; whence Krákneflingar, m. pl., Landn.COMPDS: krákuskel, krákustígr, krákuungi. -
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að, to croak, of a raven; hani, krummi, hundr svín, … galar, krúnkar geltir, hrín, a ditty.
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Croak — Croak, v. t. To utter in a low, hoarse voice; to announce by croaking; to forebode; as, to croak disaster. [1913 Webster] The raven himself is hoarse, That croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan. Shak. [1913 Webster] Two ravens now began to croak… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Croak — (kr[=o]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Croaked}. (kr[=o]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Croaking}.] [From the primitive of AS. cracettan to croak as a raven; akin to G. kr[aum]chzen to croak, and to E. creak, crake.] 1. To make a low, hoarse noise in the throat,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
croak´i|ly — croak|y «KROH kee», adjective. croak|i|er, croak|i|est. 1. making a croaking sound. 2. given to croaking. –croak´i|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
croak|y — «KROH kee», adjective. croak|i|er, croak|i|est. 1. making a croaking sound. 2. given to croaking. –croak´i|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
Croak — Croak, n. The coarse, harsh sound uttered by a frog or a raven, or a like sound. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
croak — croak·er; croak; … English syllables
croak — ► NOUN ▪ a characteristic deep hoarse sound made by a frog or a crow. ► VERB 1) utter a croak. 2) informal die. DERIVATIVES croaker noun croakily adverb croaky adjective (croakier … English terms dictionary
croak — [v] make husky, squawking noise caw, crow, gasp, grunt, quack, squawk, utter huskily, utter throatily, wheeze; concept 77 … New thesaurus
croak — [krōk] vi. [ME croken < OE * cracian < cræcettan, to make sounds like a raven < IE base * ger (> CRAKE, CRANE, CROW2), of echoic orig.] 1. to make a deep, hoarse sound, as that of a frog or raven 2. to speak in deep, hoarse tones … English World dictionary
croak|er — «KROH kuhr», noun. 1. a person, animal, or thing that croaks. 2. any one of various fishes that make a croaking or grunting noise: »Two types of fish pan sized gulf croakers and large, gamey corbinas seem to be adapting to the desert sea s tepid… … Useful english dictionary
croak|ing — «KROH kihng», noun. the act of making a deep, hoarse sound … Useful english dictionary
