maynouren

Middle English

Alternative forms

maynner, maynor, maynuren, manuren, menure

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman meinourer and Old French manovrer, both from Vulgar Latin *manuoperare (“work by hand”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mæi̯ˈnuːrən/, /ˈmæi̯nurən/, /ˈmæi̯nərən/, /maˈniu̯rən/

Verb

maynouren

To supervise, reign; to exercise one's authority.
(rare) To grab, take away, confiscate.
(rare) To toil or work, especially agriculturally.

Conjugation

Conjugation of maynouren (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) maynouren
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	maynoure	maynoured
2nd-person singular	maynourest	maynouredest
3rd-person singular	maynoureth	maynoured
subjunctive singular	maynoure	maynoured
imperative singular	maynoure	—

plural¹	maynouren, maynoure	maynoureden, maynourede
imperative plural	maynoureth, maynoure	—

participles	maynourynge, maynourende	maynoured, ymaynoured

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

Descendants

English: manure
Scots: manur, manner

References

“mainǒuren, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-21.

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