angren
See also: Ángrén
Middle English
Etymology
From Old Norse angra; equivalent to anger (“distress, annoyance, anger”) + -en (infinitival suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈanɡ(ə)rən/
Verb
angren
- To be annoyed, angry or upset; to be in a state of mental stress.
- 1485, Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur Book XVIII, Chapter viii leaf 369r:
- And soo whan she herd how the quene was an angred for the dethe of syre Patryse / Thenne she told it openly that she was neuer gylty
"And so when she heard how the queen was an-angered for the death of Sir Patrise, then she told it openly that she was never guilty"- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- To annoy, anger, aggravate, or rile; to make angry.
- (rare) To hurt; to inflict injury or afflictions upon someone.
- (rare) To cause to be inflamed or swollen (of injuries).
Conjugation
Conjugation of angren (weak in -ed)
infinitive | (to) angren, angre | ||
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present tense | past tense | ||
1st-person singular | angre | angred | |
2nd-person singular | angrest | angredest | |
3rd-person singular | angreth | angred | |
subjunctive singular | angre | ||
imperative singular | — | ||
plural1 | angren, angre | angreden, angrede | |
imperative plural | angreth, angre | — | |
participles | angrynge, angrende | angred, yangred |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
References
- “angren, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-04-02.
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