discres

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old French descreis, decreis, from descreistre. Compare discresen.

Alternative forms

decrece, decrese, decresse, descres, discrece, discrese

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /disˈkrɛːs/, /disˈkrɛs/, /dɛː-/

Noun

discres (uncountable) (Late Middle English)

decrease, shrinkage
decline, decay

Descendants

English: decrease

References

“dēcrēs, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Verb

discres

Alternative form of discresen

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