"cresen" meaning in Middle English

See cresen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈkrɛːsən/, /ˈkrɛsən/
Etymology: Borrowed from Anglo-Norman creistre, crestre, from Latin crēscō, crēscere. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|xno|creistre}} Borrowed from Anglo-Norman creistre, {{der|enm|la|cresco|crēscō, crēscere}} Latin crēscō, crēscere Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} cresen, {{enm-verb|stem=cres}} cresen (third-person singular simple present creseth, present participle cresende, cresynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle cresed) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|cres}} Forms: creseth [present, singular, third-person], cresende [participle, present], cresynge [participle, present], cresed [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person], no-table-tags [table-tags], cresen [infinitive], to cresen [infinitive], crese [infinitive], crese [first-person, present, singular], cresed [first-person, past, singular], cresest [present, second-person, singular], cresedest [past, second-person, singular], creseth [present, singular, third-person], cresed [past, singular, third-person], crese [present, singular, subjunctive], cresed [past, singular, subjunctive], crese [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], cresen [plural, present], crese [plural, present], creseden [past, plural], cresede [past, plural], creseth [imperative, plural, present], crese [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], cresynge [participle, present], cresende [participle, present], cresed [participle, past], ycresed [participle, past], crece [alternative], creese [alternative], cresce [alternative], crese [alternative], cressen [alternative], cresyn [alternative]
  1. To grow; to increase (in size, wealth, or magnitude). Related terms: acresen, discresen, encresen
    Sense id: en-cresen-enm-verb-~sA007Kl Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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      "form": "crece",
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      "form": "creese",
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      "form": "crese",
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      "form": "cressen",
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      "form": "cresyn",
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