encresen

Middle English

Alternative forms

encrece, encreese, encreesse, encres, encrese, encresin, encresse, encressen, encressy, increce

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman encreistre, encrestre, from Latin incrēscō, incrēscere; equivalent to en- +‎ cresen.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛnˈkrɛːsən/, /ɛnˈkrɛsən/

Verb

encresen

To grow or increase in size, power, or magnitude.
To cause to grow or increase in size, power, or magnitude.
To multiply; to grow or cause to grow in number.

Conjugation

Conjugation of encresen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) encresen, encrese
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	encrese	encresed
2nd-person singular	encresest	encresedest
3rd-person singular	encreseth	encresed
subjunctive singular	encrese	encresed
imperative singular	encrese	—

plural¹	encresen, encrese	encreseden, encresede
imperative plural	encreseth, encrese	—

participles	encresynge, encresende	encresed

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

Related terms

Descendants

English: increase (obsolete encrease)
Scots: increase

References

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

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