kraken

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈkraːkə(n)/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) to crack, break open (a shell)
  • (intransitive) to make a creaky sound, like something being cracked
  • (transitive) to break up into (chemical) components
  • (transitive) to break someone mentally
  • (transitive) to solve a code
  • (transitive) to practise chiropractic (on a patient)
  • (transitive) to squat (a building)
  • (intransitive) to start (said of the day)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch crāken inherited from Old Dutch *krakon inherited from Proto-Germanic *krakōną (crack, crackle, shriek, emit a cry, shout, make a noise).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*krakōną

Gloss

crack, crackle, shriek, emit a cry, shout, make a noise

Concept
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Speech and language

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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