preien

preien

Dutch

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Noun

preien

  1. plural of prei

Middle English

Etymology

    Borrowed from Anglo-Norman preier, from Old French proiier, from Latin precor, from prex, from Proto-Italic *preks, from Proto-Indo-European *préḱs, from *preḱ-.

    Verb

    preien (third-person singular simple present preieth, present participle preiende, preiynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle preied)

    1. to pray, ask earnestly

    Conjugation

    Conjugation of preien (weak in -ed)
    infinitive (to) preien, preie
    present tense past tense
    1st-person singular preie preied
    2nd-person singular preiest preiedest
    3rd-person singular preieth preied
    subjunctive singular preie
    imperative singular
    plural1 preien, preie preieden, preiede
    imperative plural preieth, preie
    participles preiynge, preiende preied, ypreied

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

    Descendants

    • English: pray
    • Yola: pry, praie

    References