agreen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• agre, a-green, agree, aggre

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French agreer; equivalent to agre +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈɡreːən/, /əˈɡreːən/

Verb

agreen (Late Middle English)

1. To ingratiate or please; to make content or favoured.
2. To agree; to give one's approval or permission.
3. To recompense; to pay a charge or perform an obligation.
4. (rare) To make a bilateral compact.

Conjugation

Conjugation of agreen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) agreen, agree
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	agree	agreed
2nd-person singular	agreest	agreedest
3rd-person singular	agreeth	agreed
subjunctive singular	agree
imperative singular		—
plural1	agreen, agree	agreeden, agreede
imperative plural	agreeth, agree	—
participles	agreynge, agreende	agreed, yagreed

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

Related terms

• agrement
• agreable
• agreablely

Descendants

• English: agree
• Scots: agree

References

• “agrẹ̄en (v.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-15.