greynen

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Middle English

Alternative forms

greine, grain

Etymology

From greyn +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡrɛi̯nən/

Verb

greynen

(rare) To yield crops or other results.
(rare) To dice into fine chunks.

Conjugation

Conjugation of *greynen* (weak in -ed)
	present tense	past tense
infinitive	(to) greynen, greyne

1st-person singular	greyne	greyned
2nd-person singular	greynest	greynedest
3rd-person singular	greyneth	greyned
subjunctive singular	greyne	greyned
imperative singular	greyne	—

plural¹	greynen, greyne	greyneden, greynede
imperative plural	greyneth, greyne	—

participles	greynynge, greynende	greyned, ygreyned

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

Descendants

English: grain

References

“grainen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-09.

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