acresen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• accreesen

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman acreistre, acrestre, from Latin accrēscō, accrēscere; equivalent to a- +‎ cresen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈkrɛːsən/, /aˈkrɛsən/

Verb

acresen

1. (rare) To grow; to increase.

Conjugation

Conjugation of acresen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) acresen
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	acrese	acresed
2nd-person singular	acresest	acresedest
3rd-person singular	acreseth	acresed
subjunctive singular	acrese
imperative singular		—
plural1	acresen, acrese	acreseden, acresede
imperative plural	acreseth, acrese	—
participles	acresynge, acresende	acresed

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

Descendants

• English: accrease (obsolete)

References

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