discresen

Middle English

Alternative forms

decrece, decrese, decresen, decresse, discrece, discrecen, discreese, discres, discrese, discresse, dyscres

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.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /disˈkrɛːsən/, /disˈkrɛsən/, /dɛː-/

Verb

discresen

To decrease in size, number, or extent.
To diminish or weaken; to decrease in magnitude.
To cause to decrease or diminish.

Conjugation

Conjugation of discresen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) discresen, discrese
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	discrese	discresed
2nd-person singular	discresest	discresedest
3rd-person singular	discreseth	discresed
subjunctive singular	discrese	discresed
imperative singular	discrese	—

plural¹	discresen, discrese	discreseden, discresede
imperative plural	discreseth, discrese	—

participles	discresynge, discresende	discresed

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

Related terms

discres

Descendants

English: decrease

References

“dēcrēsen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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