preien

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Noun

preien

1. plural of prei

Middle English

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman preier, from Old French proiier, from Latin precor, from prex, from Proto-Italic *preks, from Proto-Indo-European *préḱs, from *preḱ-.

Verb

preien (third-person singular simple present preieth, present participle preiende, preiynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle preied)

1. to pray, ask earnestly

Conjugation

Conjugation of preien (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) preien, preie
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	preie	preied
2nd-person singular	preiest	preiedest
3rd-person singular	preieth	preied
subjunctive singular	preie
imperative singular		—
plural1	preien, preie	preieden, preiede
imperative plural	preieth, preie	—
participles	preiynge, preiende	preied, ypreied

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

Descendants

• English: pray
• Yola: pry, praie

References

• “preien, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.