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)

1. decrease, shrinkage
2. decline, decay

Descendants

• English: decrease

References

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

Etymology 2

Verb

discres

1. Alternative form of discresen