maynouren
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman meinourer and Old French manovrer, both from Vulgar Latin *manuoperare (“work by hand”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
maynouren
- To supervise, reign; to exercise one's authority.
- (rare) To grab, take away, confiscate.
- (rare) To toil or work, especially agriculturally.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of maynouren (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants edit
References edit
- “mainǒuren, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-21.