greynen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• greine, grain

Etymology

From greyn +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡrɛi̯nən/

Verb

greynen

1. (rare) To yield crops or other results.
2. (rare) To dice into fine chunks.

Conjugation

Conjugation of greynen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) greynen, greyne
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	greyne	greyned
2nd-person singular	greynest	greynedest
3rd-person singular	greyneth	greyned
subjunctive singular	greyne
imperative singular		—
plural1	greynen, greyne	greyneden, greynede
imperative plural	greyneth, greyne	—
participles	greynynge, greynende	greyned, ygreyned

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

Descendants

• English: grain

References

• “grainen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-09.