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

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

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

adressen m or f

  1. definite singular of adresse

Swedish

Noun

adressen

  1. definite singular of adress

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