dressen

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Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French dresser, drescer, drecier, from Medieval Latin *directiō.

Pronunciation

Verb

dressen (third-person singular simple present dresseth, present participle dressende, dressynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle dressed)

  1. To direct or aim oneself:
    1. (reflexive) To move; to betake oneself.
    2. (reflexive) To turn one's body towards (something).
    3. (reflexive) To put oneself (in a position)
    4. To think about; to ponder (something).
    5. To focus on; to dedicate oneself to:
  2. To direct or aim to another:
    1. To guide or direct (a vehicle or animal)
    2. To put; to set (in a place or position).
    3. To teach; to counsel.
    4. To establish control or authority over.
    5. To address (a message or gift) towards.
  3. To arrange; to ready or tidy:
    • c. 1395, John Wycliffe, John Purvey [et al.], transl., Bible (Wycliffite Bible (later version), MS Lich 10.)‎, published c. 1410, Joon 1:23, page 43v, column 1; republished as Wycliffe's translation of the New Testament, Lichfield: Bill Endres, 2010:
      he ſeide / I am a vois of a crier in deſert .· dꝛeſſe ȝe þe weie of þe loꝛd. as yſaie þe pꝛophete ſeide
      He said: "I am the voice of a crier in the wilderness; straighten the way of the Lord, as the prophet Isaiah said."
    1. (rare, Late Middle English) To adorn; to ornament.
    2. (cooking) To prepare or ready food.
    3. To clothe or arm; to gear.
  4. To fix; to remove accumulated defects.
  5. To form; to create (a structure)
  6. To create; to cause (a situation)
  7. To address; to deal with.

Conjugation

Conjugation of dressen (weak in -ed/-te)
infinitive (to) dressen, dresse
present tense past tense
1st-person singular dresse dressed, dreste
2nd-person singular dressest dressedest, drestest
3rd-person singular dresseth dressed, dreste
subjunctive singular dresse
imperative singular —
plural1 dressen, dresse dresseden, dressede, dresten, dreste
imperative plural dresseth, dresse —
participles dressynge, dressende dressed, drest, ydressed, ydrest

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

Related terms

Descendants

  • English: dress (see there for further descendants)
  • Scots: dress

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

dressen m

  1. definite singular of dress

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

dressen m

  1. definite singular of dress
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