mynten

Middle English

Alternative forms

• minten, munten

Etymology

From Old English myntan, from Proto-West Germanic *muntijan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmintən/

Verb

mynten

1. to intend, envision, mean
2. to try, endeavour
3. to design, formulate
4. to strike; to direct a weapon.
5. (rare) to draw attention to; to point out.
6. (rare) to imagine, suppose
7. (rare) to discuss (a plan or intent)
8. (rare) to want, desire
9. (rare) to start to do; to go and do

Conjugation

Conjugation of mynten (weak in -te/-ed)

infinitive	(to) mynten, mynte
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	mynte	mynte, mynted
2nd-person singular	myntest	myntest, myntedest
3rd-person singular	mynteth	mynte, mynted
subjunctive singular	mynte
imperative singular		—
plural1	mynten, mynte	mynten, mynte, mynteden, myntede
imperative plural	mynteth, mynte	—
participles	myntynge, myntende	mynt, mynted, ymynt, ymynted

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

Related terms

• mynt

Descendants

• English: mint (dialectal)
• Scots: mint

References

• “minten, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• mynta (of mynte)

Noun

mynten m

1. definite singular of mynt

mynten m or f

1. definite masculine singular of mynte

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

mynten m

1. definite singular of mynt

Swedish

Noun

mynten

1. definite plural of mynt