dresen

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Middle English

Alternative forms

drese

Etymology

From Old English drēosan, from Proto-Germanic *dreusaną. Compare drery.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdreːzən/

Verb

dresen (rare)

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	drese	—

plural²	dresen, drese	drosen, drose
imperative plural	dreseth, drese	—

participles	dresynge, dresende	droren, drore, ydroren, ydrore

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

References

“drẹ̄sen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-22.

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