encresen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman encreistre, encrestre, from Latin incrēscō, incrēscere; equivalent to en- +‎ cresen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛnˈkrɛːsən/, /ɛnˈkrɛsən/

Verb

encresen

  1. To grow or increase in size, power, or magnitude.
  2. To cause to grow or increase in size, power, or magnitude.
  3. To multiply; to grow or cause to grow in number.

Conjugation

Conjugation of encresen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) encresen, encrese
present tense past tense
1st-person singular encrese encresed
2nd-person singular encresest encresedest
3rd-person singular encreseth encresed
subjunctive singular encrese
imperative singular —
plural1 encresen, encrese encreseden, encresede
imperative plural encreseth, encrese —
participles encresynge, encresende encresed

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

Descendants

  • English: increase (obsolete encrease)
  • Scots: increase

References

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