Infinitive
preien; to preien; preie
Participles
| Present | preiende; preiynge |
| Past | preied; ypreied |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | preie |
| 2nd sing. | preiest |
| 3rd sing. | preieth |
| 1st plur. | preien; preie; preieth |
| 2nd plur. | preien; preie; preieth |
| 3rd plur. | preien; preie; preieth |
Past
| 1st sing. | preied; preiede |
| 2nd sing. | preiedest |
| 3rd sing. | preied; preiede |
| 1st plur. | preieden; preied; preiede |
| 2nd plur. | preieden; preied; preiede |
| 3rd plur. | preieden; preied; preiede |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | preie |
| 2nd sing. | preie |
| 3rd sing. | preie |
Past
| 1st sing. | preied; preiede |
| 2nd sing. | preied; preiede |
| 3rd sing. | preied; preiede |
Imperative
| Singular | preie |
| Plural | preieth; preie |
Verbs conjugated like preien
synnen,
syften,
serven,
snoren,
snesen,
sighen,
skewen,
wondren,
symulen,
blosmen,
blissen,
suffisen,
blessen,
damagen,
daunten,
dauncen,
gamenen,
plukken,
wratthen,
snarken, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *preḱ-
3. Proto-Italic *preks
4. Latin prex
5. Latin precārī
6. Late Latin precāre
7. Old French proiier
8. Anglo-Norman preierbor.
9. Middle English preien
10. Borrowed from Anglo-Norman preier, from Old French proiier, from Latin precor, from prex, from Proto-Italic *preks, from Proto-Indo-European *préḱs, from *preḱ-. See: Anglo-Norman '
preier', Old French '
proiier', Latin '
precor'.
Sample Sentences
Cognates
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