greynen
Middle English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡrɛi̯nən/
Verb
greynen
- (rare) To yield crops or other results.
- (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 | |
1Sometimes 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.
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