agreen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French agreer; equivalent to agre +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈɡreːən/

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

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

Descendants

  • English: agree
  • Scots: agree

References

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