grecen
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.