crudden

Middle English

Alternative forms

• cruyde, crodde, crodden

Etymology

From crudde +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkrudən/, /ˈkurdən/

Verb

crudden

1. To curd or coagulate; to thicken and solidify.
2. To mould or form; to make into a defined shape.
3. (rare) To solidify or cement one's feelings.
4. (rare) To stop or terminate; to kill.

Conjugation

Conjugation of crudden (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) crudden, crudde
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	crudde	crudded
2nd-person singular	cruddest	cruddedest
3rd-person singular	cruddeth	crudded
subjunctive singular	crudde
imperative singular		—
plural1	crudden, crudde	cruddeden, cruddede
imperative plural	cruddeth, crudde	—
participles	cruddynge, cruddende	crudded, ycrudded

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: curd
• Scots: crud

References

• “crudden, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-10.