recreyen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French recroire, recreire, from re- +‎ creire.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rɛːˈkræi̯ən/

Verb

recreyen

  1. To wear out; to exhaust or defeat.
  2. To show cowardice; to be fearful.

Usage notes

  • This verb is almost always found as in its participial forms.

Conjugation

Conjugation of recreyen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) recreyen, recreye
present tense past tense
1st-person singular recreye recreyed
2nd-person singular recreyest recreyedest
3rd-person singular recreyeth recreyed
subjunctive singular recreye
imperative singular —
plural1 recreyen, recreye recreyeden, recreyede
imperative plural recreyeth, recreye —
participles recreyynge, recreyende recreyed

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

References

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