Infinitive
Gerund
en criquant
Participles
| Present | criquant |
| Past | criqué |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | cric |
| 2nd sing. | criques |
| 3rd sing. | crique |
| 1st plur. | criquons |
| 2nd plur. | criquez |
| 3rd plur. | criquent |
Imperfect
| 1st sing. | criquoie; criqueie; criquoe; criqueve |
| 2nd sing. | criquoies; criqueies; criquoes; criqueves |
| 3rd sing. | criquoit; criqueit; criquot; criqueve |
| 1st plur. | criquiiens; criquiens |
| 2nd plur. | criquiiez; criquiez |
| 3rd plur. | criquoient; criqueient; criquoent; criquevent |
Preterite
| 1st sing. | criquai |
| 2nd sing. | criquas |
| 3rd sing. | criqua |
| 1st plur. | criquames |
| 2nd plur. | criquastes |
| 3rd plur. | criquerent |
Future
| 1st sing. | criquerai |
| 2nd sing. | criqueras |
| 3rd sing. | criquera |
| 1st plur. | criquerons |
| 2nd plur. | criqueroiz; criquereiz; criquerez |
| 3rd plur. | criqueront |
Conditional
| 1st sing. | criqueroie; criquereie |
| 2nd sing. | criqueroies; criquereies |
| 3rd sing. | criqueroit; criquereit |
| 1st plur. | criqueriiens; criqueriens |
| 2nd plur. | criqueriiez; criqueriez |
| 3rd plur. | criqueroient; criquereient |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | cric |
| 2nd sing. | cris |
| 3rd sing. | crit |
| 1st plur. | criquons |
| 2nd plur. | criquez |
| 3rd plur. | criquent |
Imperfect
| 1st sing. | criquasse |
| 2nd sing. | criquasses |
| 3rd sing. | criquast |
| 1st plur. | criquissons; criquissiens |
| 2nd plur. | criquissoiz; criquissez; criquissiez |
| 3rd plur. | criquassent |
Imperative
| 2nd sing. | crique |
| 1st plur. | criquons |
| 2nd plur. | criquez |
Etymology
From Middle Dutch kricken, crieken (“to creak; crack”), from Proto-West Germanic *krakōn (“to crash, crack, creak”), ultimately of imitative origin. Related to Middle English creken (“to creak”). More at English creak. See: English '
creak'.
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