mynster

Middle English

Noun

mynster

1. Alternative form of ministre

Old English

Etymology

From Latin monastērium, from Ancient Greek μοναστήριον (monastḗrion).

Noun

mynster n

1. monastery, nunnery, mother-church, cathedral
   • late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Maur, Abbot"

     ...and hēt hine warnian, ġif he wolde libban, þæt hē nǣre on ðām mynstre nǣfre eft ġesewen...

     ...and gave orders to warn him, if he wished to live, that he should never be seen in the monastery again...

Declension

Declension of mynster (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	mynster	mynster
accusative	mynster	mynster
genitive	mynstres	mynstra
dative	mynstre	mynstrum

Derived terms

• mynsterbōc
• mynsterclǣnsung
• mynsterclūse
• mynsterfæder
• mynsterfǣmne
• mynstergang
• mynstergēat
• mynsterhata
• mynsterhām
• mynsterland
• mynsterlic
• mynsterlīf
• mynstermann
• mynstermunuc
• mynsterprafost
• mynsterprēost
• mynsterscīr
• mynsterstede
• mynsterstōw
• mynstertimbung
• mynsterþegnung
• mynsterþēaw
• mynsterwīse

 

Descendants

• Middle English: menstre
  • English: minster