mynystren
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Middle French ministrer, from Old French ministrer, from Latin ministrō; equivalent to ministre + -en (infinitival suffix).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
mynystren (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 edit
Conjugation of mynystren (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants edit
References edit
- “ministren, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.