grecen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• gresyn, greesse, grece, greysse, grese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡrɛːsən/

Verb

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

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

• English: grease

References

• “grēsen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-15.