dressen

See also: Dressen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• drescen, drese, dresse, drissen, drysse

Etymology

From Old French dresser, drescer, drecier, from Medieval Latin *directiō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdrɛsən/

Verb

dressen (third-person singular simple present dresseth, present participle dressende, dressynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle dressed)

1. To direct or aim oneself:
   1. (reflexive) To move; to betake oneself.
   2. (reflexive) To turn one's body towards (something).
   3. (reflexive) To put oneself (in a position)
   4. To think about; to ponder (something).
   5. To focus on; to dedicate oneself to:
2. To direct or aim to another:
   1. To guide or direct (a vehicle or animal)
   2. To put; to set (in a place or position).
   3. To teach; to counsel.
   4. To establish control or authority over.
   5. To address (a message or gift) towards.
3. To arrange; to ready or tidy:
   • c. 1395, John Wycliffe, John Purvey [et al.], transl., Bible (Wycliffite Bible (later version), MS Lich 10.)‎^[1], published c. 1410, Joon 1:23, page 43v, column 1; republished as Wycliffe's translation of the New Testament, Lichfield: Bill Endres, 2010:

     he ſeide / I am a vois of a crier in deſert .· dꝛeſſe ȝe þe weie of þe loꝛd. as yſaie þe pꝛophete ſeide

     He said: "I am the voice of a crier in the wilderness; straighten the way of the Lord, as the prophet Isaiah said."

   1. (rare, Late Middle English) To adorn; to ornament.
   2. (cooking) To prepare or ready food.
   3. To clothe or arm; to gear.
4. To fix; to remove accumulated defects.
5. To form; to create (a structure)
6. To create; to cause (a situation)
7. To address; to deal with.

Conjugation

Conjugation of dressen (weak in -ed/-te)

infinitive	(to) dressen, dresse
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	dresse	dressed, dreste
2nd-person singular	dressest	dressedest, drestest
3rd-person singular	dresseth	dressed, dreste
subjunctive singular	dresse
imperative singular		—
plural1	dressen, dresse	dresseden, dressede, dresten, dreste
imperative plural	dresseth, dresse	—
participles	dressynge, dressende	dressed, drest, ydressed, ydrest

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Related terms

• adressen
• dresser
• dressour
• dressynge
• redressen

Descendants

• English: dress (see there for further descendants)
• Scots: dress

References

• “dressen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

dressen m

1. definite singular of dress

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

dressen m

1. definite singular of dress