mynystren
Middle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Middle French ministrer, from Old French ministrer, from Latin ministrō; equivalent to ministre + -en (infinitival suffix).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editmynystren (third-person singular simple present mynystreth, present participle mynystrende, mynystrynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle mynystred)
- To give (out); to deliver:
- To confer or grant; to give a privilege.
- To stock, provision or furnish; to provide with necessities.
- To serve or present food and drink (to a table).
- (Christianity or medicine) To administer (a sacrament or medicine)
- To officiate a religious service or ceremony.
- To proclaim or disseminate religious beliefs.
- To supervise or administrate; to exercise governmental power.
- To assist; to be useful or helpful (towards someone).
Conjugation
editConjugation of mynystren (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
editReferences
edit- “ministren, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Categories:
- Middle English terms borrowed from Middle French
- Middle English terms derived from Middle French
- Middle English terms derived from Old French
- Middle English terms derived from Latin
- Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival)
- Middle English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Middle English lemmas
- Middle English verbs
- enm:Christianity
- enm:Medicine
- Middle English weak verbs
- enm:Food and drink
- enm:Government
- enm:Religion