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Definition crave

Etymology

From Middle English craven, from Old English crafian (“to crave, ask, implore, demand, summon”), from Proto-Germanic *krab?n? (“to shrink, contract, be stiff, be firm”), from Proto-Indo-European *grep- (“hook, strength, force”). Cognate with Danish kræve (“to crave, ask, demand, require”), Norwegian kreve (“to demand”), Swedish kräva (“to demand, require”), Icelandic krefja (“to demand”), Icelandic krafa (“a demand, requirement”). Related to craft, grape.

Guus Kroonen in his Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic gives *krab?n- (“to urge, demand”) as the origin of the verb, which he tentatively connects to Elfdalian [Term?] kravel (“trouble, hassle, seediness, morbidity”) from a Proto-Germanic *krab(a)la-, pointing to a possible original meaning “to be in need”'. He further suggests a connection to Proto-Germanic *kr?bi- (“to be claimed”), a gerundive of Old Norse krefja (“to claim”).

Verb

crave (third-person singular simple present craves, present participle craving, simple past and past participle craved)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To desire strongly, so as to satisfy an appetite; to long or yearn for.
2. (transitive) To ask for earnestly; to beg; to claim.

Noun

crave (plural craves)

1. (law, Scotland) A formal application to a court to make a particular order.

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