discres

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old French descreis, decreis, from descreistre. Compare discresen.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /disˈkrɛːs/, /disˈkrɛs/, /dɛː-/

Noun

discres (uncountable) (Late Middle English)

  1. decrease, shrinkage
  2. decline, decay
Descendants
  • English: decrease
References

Etymology 2

Verb

discres

  1. alternative form of discresen
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