crave
English
Etymology
From Middle English craven, from Old English crafian (“to crave, ask, implore, demand, summon”), from Proto-West Germanic *krafōn, from Proto-Germanic *krafjaną (“to demand”). Cognate with Danish kræve (“to demand, require”), Swedish kräva (“to crave, demand”), Icelandic krefja (“to demand”), Norwegian kreve (“to demand”).
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Verb
crave (third-person singular simple present craves, present participle craving, simple past and past participle craved)
- (transitive, intransitive) To desire strongly, so as to satisfy an appetite; to long or yearn for.
- to crave for peaceto crave after wealthto crave drugs
- (transitive) To ask for earnestly; to beg; to claim.
- I humbly crave your indulgence to read this letter until the end.
- c. 1596-97, William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice[1], act IV scene i:
- My deeds upon my head! I crave the law,
The penalty and forfeit of my bond.
- c. 1603-04, William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure[2], act II scene ii:
- I crave your honour's pardon.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Mark 15:43:
- Joseph […] went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus.
- (transitive, obsolete) To call for; to require as a course of action.
- 1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Iulius Cæsar”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i]:
- It is the bright day that brings forth the adder and that craves wary walking
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Noun
crave (plural craves)
- (Scots law) A formal application to a court to make a particular order.
References
- Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, s. v. “*krabēn-” and “*krēbi-”.
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Middle English
Verb
crave
- Alternative form of craven
Portuguese
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Verb
crave
- inflection of cravar:
Yola
Etymology
From Middle English craven, from Old English crafian, from Proto-West Germanic *krafōn.
Pronunciation
Verb
crave
- to beg
- 1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 114, lines 4-5:
- crave na dicke luckie acte t'uck neicher th' Eccellencie,
- beg leave at this favourable opportunity to approach your Excellency,
References
- Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 114
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