acrewen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• acruwen

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman acreu, past participle of acreistre, acrestre; compare acresen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈkriu̯ən/

Verb

acrewen

1. (rare, Late Middle English) To come into one's possession; to accrue.

Conjugation

Conjugation of acrewen (weak in -ede)

infinitive	(to) acrewen
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	acrewe	acrewed(e)
2nd-person singular	acrewest	acrewedest
3rd-person singular	acreweth	acrewed(e)
subjunctive singular	acrewe
imperative singular		—
plural1	acrewen, acrewe	acreweden, acrewed(e)
imperative plural	acreweth, acrewe	—
participles	acrewynge, acrewende	acrewed

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

Descendants

• English: accrue

References

• “acreuen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.