dresen

See also: Dresen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English drēosan, from Proto-West Germanic *dreusan, from Proto-Germanic *dreusaną. Compare drery.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdreːzən/

Verb

dresen (rare)

  1. To collapse; to fall into ruin.

Conjugation

Conjugation of dresen (strong class 2)
infinitive (to) dresen, drese
present tense past tense
1st-person singular drese dres
2nd-person singular dresest drose1
3rd-person singular dreseth dres
subjunctive singular drese drose2
imperative singular —
plural3 dresen, drese drosen, drose
imperative plural dreseth, drese —
participles dresynge, dresende droren, drore, ydroren, ydrore

1 Later replaced by the 1st-/3rd-person singular or dresest.
2 Later replaced by the indicative.
3 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

  • Yola: drazed (adj)

References

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