preien

== Dutch == === Pronunciation === === Noun === preien 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) to pray, ask earnestly ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== English: pray Yola: pry, praie ==== References ==== “preien, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.