Infinitive
discresen; to discresen; discrese
Participles
| Present | discresende; discresynge |
| Past | discresed |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | discrese |
| 2nd sing. | discresest |
| 3rd sing. | discreseth |
| 1st plur. | discresen; discrese; discreseth |
| 2nd plur. | discresen; discrese; discreseth |
| 3rd plur. | discresen; discrese; discreseth |
Past
| 1st sing. | discresed; discresede |
| 2nd sing. | discresedest |
| 3rd sing. | discresed; discresede |
| 1st plur. | discreseden; discresed; discresede |
| 2nd plur. | discreseden; discresed; discresede |
| 3rd plur. | discreseden; discresed; discresede |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | discrese |
| 2nd sing. | discrese |
| 3rd sing. | discrese |
Past
| 1st sing. | discresed; discresede |
| 2nd sing. | discresed; discresede |
| 3rd sing. | discresed; discresede |
Imperative
| Singular | discrese |
| Plural | discreseth; discrese |
Verbs conjugated like discresen
favouren,
sorwen,
chaungen,
reformen,
bisemen,
scurnen,
schonen,
sourden,
souplen,
distroublen,
waymenten,
droppen,
thrallen,
disavauncen,
discresen,
comunen,
enthrallen,
disapoynten,
mantellen,
dawen, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Etymology
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman descreistre, descrestre, alteration of Latin dēcrēscō, dēcrēscere. Equivalent to dis- + cresen, but sometimes remodelled as if de- + cresen due to Latin influence. See: Anglo-Norman '
descreistre', Latin '
dēcresco'.
Sample Sentences
Cognates
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