grecen
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From grece (“grease”) + -en (infinitival suffix).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
grecen
- To grease or oil; to spread grease over something.
- To use grease on the wool of sheep.
- (rare) To make fat.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of grecen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants[edit]
- English: grease
References[edit]
- “grēsen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-15.