harneysen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• hernessen, harnessen, harneysyn, herneysen, harneyschen, harnysshen, harnysen, harneschen, harnaysen, harnesse, harnes, harnas

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman harneschier; equivalent to harneys (“gear, equipment”) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix). Some forms are remodelled on harneys.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /harˈnæi̯sən/, /ˈharnisən/, /ˈharniʃən/

Verb

harneysen

1. To don armour and arm oneself; to prepare for battle.
2. To decorate a weapon, tool, or other item.
3. (Late Middle English) To restrain an animal used as a mount or a beast of burden.
4. (rare, Late Middle English) To wear clothing or garments.

Conjugation

Conjugation of harneysen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) harneysen, harneyse
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	harneyse	harneysed
2nd-person singular	harneysest	harneysedest
3rd-person singular	harneyseth	harneysed
subjunctive singular	harneyse
imperative singular		—
plural1	harneysen, harneyse	harneyseden, harneysede
imperative plural	harneyseth, harneyse	—
participles	harneysynge, harneysende	harneysed, yharneysed

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

Descendants

• English: harness
• Scots: harnish, herness

References

• “harneisen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-08.