encresen
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman encreistre, encrestre, from Latin incrēscō, incrēscere; equivalent to en- + cresen.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
encresen
- To grow or increase in size, power, or magnitude.
- To cause to grow or increase in size, power, or magnitude.
- To multiply; to grow or cause to grow in number.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of encresen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
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References[edit]
- “encrēsen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.