kréien

Etymology
, . Cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬. The present forms exhibit regular loss of intervocalic -g-. The past subjunctive form goes back to underlying  (compare the widespread German pronunciation of  as ), whereas  goes back to a strong form (as in ). The indicative forms and  are backformations from the subjunctives (by interpretation of -i-, -éi- as umlauts after the unrounding of front rounded vowels).

Verb

 * 1)  to get, to receive
 * 2)  to be presented with
 * 3)  to catch, to come down with
 * 4)  to get, to catch, to capture

Usage notes

 * The predominant past forms are, . The forms , are used chiefly in northern dialects.