dresen

See also: Dresen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English drēosan, 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 drose, dres
3rd-person singular dreseth dres
subjunctive singular drese drose1
imperative singular —
plural2 dresen, drese drosen, drose
imperative plural dreseth, drese —
participles dresynge, dresende droren, drore, ydroren, ydrore

1 Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

References

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