adressen

See also: Adressen

Danish

Noun

adressen c

1. definite singular of adresse

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Noun

adressen

1. plural of adres

Middle English

Alternative forms

• adresce, adresse

Etymology

From Old French adresser, adrescer, adrecier; equivalent to a- +‎ dressen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈdrɛsən/

Verb

adressen (third-person singular simple present adresseth, present participle adressende, adressynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle adressed)

1. To aim or direct (another)
2. To arrange or order (another)
3. (reflexive) To order or ready (oneself)
4. (rare, Late Middle English) To address a letter.

Conjugation

Conjugation of adressen (weak in -ed/-te)

infinitive	(to) adressen, adresse
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	adresse	adressed, adreste
2nd-person singular	adressest	adressedest, adrestest
3rd-person singular	adresseth	adressed, adreste
subjunctive singular	adresse
imperative singular		—
plural1	adressen, adresse	adresseden, adressede, adresten, adreste
imperative plural	adresseth, adresse	—
participles	adressynge, adressende	adressed, adrest

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

Descendants

• English: address (see there for further descendants)
• Scots: address

References

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

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• adressa

Noun

adressen m or f

1. definite singular of adresse

Swedish

Noun

adressen

1. definite singular of adress

Anagrams

• rensades, resandes, sedaners, sedernas