sugren
Middle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom sugre + -en (infinitival suffix).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editsugren
- To reduce one's pains or problems; to lessen pain.
- To make something seem attractive or enticing, often dishonestly.
- To endear; to make one liked or received well.
- (rare) To make something strong and pleasant to the senses.
- (rare) To sweeten; to add sugar to something.
Conjugation
editConjugation of sugren (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
editReferences
edit- “sugren, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-28.