adressen

See also: Adressen

Danish

Noun

adressen c

1. definite singular of adresse

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Noun

adressen

1. plural of adres

Middle English

Alternative forms

• adresce, adresse

Etymology

From Old French adresser, adrescer, adrecier; equivalent to a- +‎ dressen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈdrɛsən/

Verb

adressen (third-person singular simple present adresseth, present participle adressende, adressynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle adressedaccel-form=1//3|s|past|ind)

1. To aim or direct (another)
2. To arrange or order (another)
3. (reflexive) To order or ready (oneself)
4. (rare, Late Middle English) To address a letter.

Conjugation

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

infinitive	(to) adressen, adresse
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	adresse	adressed, adreste
2nd-person singular	adressest	adressedest, adrestest
3rd-person singular	adresseth	adressed, adreste
subjunctive singular	adresse
imperative singular		—
plural1	adressen, adresse	adresseden, adressede, adresten, adreste
imperative plural	adresseth, adresse	—
participles	adressynge, adressende	adressed, adrest

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

Descendants

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

References

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

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• adressa

Noun

adressen m or f

1. definite singular of adresse

Swedish

Noun

adressen

1. definite singular of adress

Anagrams

• rensades, resandes, sedaners, sedernas