krijten

Meaning

1. (archaic) to cry aloud, shriek
2. to cry, weep

Hyphenated as

krij‧ten

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkrɛi̯.tə(n)/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch criten (“to cry”), from Old Dutch *crītan, from Proto-West Germanic *krītan, from Proto-Germanic *krītaną (“to shout”), from Proto-Indo-European *greyd- (“to shout”).