mynystren

Middle English

Alternative forms

• minister, ministere, ministre, mynystir, mynystre, mynystryn, mynystyr

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French ministrer, from Old French ministrer, from Latin ministrō; equivalent to ministre +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈminist(ə)rən/

Verb

mynystren (third-person singular simple present mynystreth, present participle mynystrende, mynystrynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle mynystred)

1. To give (out); to deliver:
   1. To confer or grant; to give a privilege.
   2. To stock, provision or furnish; to provide with necessities.
   3. To serve or present food and drink (to a table).
   4. (Christianity or medicine) To administer (a sacrament or medicine)
2. To officiate a religious service or ceremony.
3. To proclaim or disseminate religious beliefs.
4. To supervise or administrate; to exercise governmental power.
5. To assist; to be useful or helpful (towards someone).

Conjugation

Conjugation of mynystren (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) mynystren, mynystre
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	mynystre	mynystred
2nd-person singular	mynystrest	mynystredest
3rd-person singular	mynystreth	mynystred
subjunctive singular	mynystre
imperative singular		—
plural1	mynystren, mynystre	mynystreden, mynystrede
imperative plural	mynystreth, mynystre	—
participles	mynystrynge, mynystrende	mynystred, ymynystred

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

Descendants

• English: minister
• Scots: minister (obsolete)

References

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