krank

From English crank.

krank c (singular definite kranken, plural indefinite kranke)

1. a crankshaft, bottom bracket on a bicycle

From Middle Low German krank (“weak, sick”).

krank (neuter krankt, plural and definite singular attributive kranke)

1. (archaic) sick, unwell, ill, of poor health
2. (archaic) of poor quality, bad condition

• “krank” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “krank,2” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

From Middle Dutch cranc, from Old Dutch *cranc, from Proto-West Germanic *krank. Related to krenken (“to hurt”).

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krank (comparative kranker, superlative krankst)

1. (archaic) sick, ill

   Synonym: ziek

• gezond
• genezen

• krankzinnig, krankenhuis

From Middle High German krank, from Old High German *krank, from Proto-West Germanic *krank, from Proto-Germanic *krangaz, *krankaz (“crooked, weak”). Cognate with English crank.

• IPA^(key): /kʁaŋk/

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• Rhymes: -aŋk

krank (strong nominative masculine singular kranker, comparative kränker or kranker, superlative am kränksten or am kränkesten or am kranksten or am krankesten)

1. ill, sick (in bad health)

   Synonym: (archaic) siech

2. (figurative) sick, morally or mentally degenerate
3. (slang) very interesting or unusual (in the positive or negative); sick

• As a tendency, the compared forms with umlaut are commoner in the literal sense, while those without umlaut are commoner in figurative use.

• gesund
• heil

• “krank” in Duden online
• “krank” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

From Middle High German krank, from Old High German *krank, from Proto-West Germanic *krank, from Proto-Germanic *krangaz, *krankaz (“crooked, weak”).

• IPA^(key): /kraŋk/

krank (comparative krenker, superlative krenkest)

1. ill, sick

   Sie sin krank.

   They are sick.

   Die kranke Leit sin im Hospital.

   The sick people are in the hospital.

   Unser Hund is krank.

   Our dog is sick.

• gesund

• Krankheet f
• Krankheit f

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

From Middle High German kranc, from Old High German *krank, from Proto-West Germanic *krank (“weak”).

• IPA^(key): /kʀɑŋk/
  • Rhymes: -ɑŋk

krank (masculine kranken, neuter krankt, comparative méi krank, superlative am kranksten)

1. ill, sick

• gesond

• Kränkt
• Krankheet
• Krankeschäin
• Krankekeess

Borrowed from English crank.

krank m (definite singular kranken, indefinite plural krankar, definite plural krankane)

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From Old Norse krankr, from Middle Low German krank, from Proto-Germanic *krankaz.

krank (neuter krankt, definite singular and plural kranke, comparative krankare, indefinite superlative krankast, definite superlative krankaste)

1. weak
2. ill, sick, sickly

• “krank” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

• knark

From Low German krank, from Middle Low German krank, from Old Saxon *krank, from Proto-West Germanic *krank (“weak”).

krank

1. ill, sick

• Krankenbad n
• Krankheit f

• kranke

Probably from German krank

krank

1. ill

krank (not comparable)

1. (dated) sick

   Synonym: sjuk

• kärlekskrank (“lovesick”)

• krank in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• krank in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• krank in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)