grecen
Middle English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡrɛːsən/
Verb
grecen
- To grease or oil; to spread grease over something.
- To use grease on the wool of sheep.
- (rare) To make fat.
Conjugation
Conjugation of grecen (weak in -ed)
| infinitive | (to) greceen, grecee | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | grecee | greceed | |
| 2nd-person singular | greceest | greceedest | |
| 3rd-person singular | greceeth | greceed | |
| subjunctive singular | grecee | ||
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural1 | greceen, grecee | greceeden, greceede | |
| imperative plural | greceeth, grecee | — | |
| participles | greceynge, greceende | greceed, ygreceed | |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
- English: grease
References
- “grēsen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-15.
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