mirien

Middle English

Alternative forms

• murgen

Etymology

From Old English myrgan; equivalent to mery +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmiriːən/, /ˈmuriːən/

Verb

mirien (rare)

1. To feel merry; to feel joyfulness or gladness
2. To cause to be merry; to make merry.
3. To yell in a happy way.

Conjugation

Conjugation of mirien (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) mirien, mirie
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	mirie	miried
2nd-person singular	miriest	miriedest
3rd-person singular	mirieth	miried
subjunctive singular	mirie
imperative singular		—
plural1	mirien, mirie	mirieden, miriede
imperative plural	mirieth, mirie	—
participles	miriynge, miriende	miried, ymiried

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

References

• “mirīen, v Al.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-09.