croistre

== Middle French == === Etymology === From Old French croistre. === Verb === croistre grow ==== Descendants ==== French: croître == Old French == === Alternative forms === creistre, crestre === Etymology === Inherited from Latin crēscere. === Pronunciation === (classical) IPA(key): /ˈkɾoi̯stɾə/, (northern) /ˈkɾei̯-/ === Verb === croistre grow ==== Conjugation ==== This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb ends in a palatal stem, so there is an extra i before the e of some endings. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide. ==== Descendants ==== Middle French: croistre French: croître Norman: creître (France), craître (Jersey), creitre (Guernsey) Picard: croête Walloon: crexhe → Middle English: cresen === References === “Appendix E: Irregular Verbs” in E. Einhorn (1974), Old French: A Concise Handbook, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 152