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garnysshen

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old French garniss-, extended stem of garnir, from Frankish *warnijan. Doublet of warnysshen and wernen; also compare garnement and garnysoun.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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garnysshen

  1. To garrison or fortify; to prepare for military use.
    Synonym: warnysshen
  2. To ready or prepare oneself (especially for fighting)
  3. To furnish with decorations or adornments.

Conjugation

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Conjugation of garnysshen (weak in -ed, defective)
infinitive (to) garnysshen
present tense past tense
1st-person singular garnysshed
2nd-person singular garnysshedest
3rd-person singular garnysshed
subjunctive singular
imperative singular
plural1 garnyssheden, garnysshede
imperative plural
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participles garnysshed

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

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • English: garnish
  • Scots: gairnish

References

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