Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From grece (grease) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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grecen

  1. To grease or oil; to spread grease over something.
  2. To use grease on the wool of sheep.
  3. (rare) To make fat.

Conjugation

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Conjugation of grecen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) greceen, grecee
present tense past tense
1st-person singular grecee greceed
2nd-person singular greceest greceedest
3rd-person singular greceeth greceed
subjunctive singular grecee
imperative singular
plural1 greceen, grecee greceeden, greceede
imperative plural greceeth, grecee
participles greceynge, greceende greceed, ygreceed

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

Descendants

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  • English: grease

References

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