tressen

See also: Tressen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• trescen, tresse, tressyn

Etymology

From Old French trescier; equivalent to tresse +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtrɛsən/

Verb

tressen

1. to braid (hair)

Conjugation

Conjugation of tressen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) tressen, tresse
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	tresse	tressed
2nd-person singular	tressest	tressedest
3rd-person singular	tresseth	tressed
subjunctive singular	tresse
imperative singular		—
plural1	tressen, tresse	tresseden, tressede
imperative plural	tresseth, tresse	—
participles	tressynge, tressende	tressed, ytressed

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

Descendants

• English: tress

References

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