mysteren

Middle English

Alternative forms

mystier, myster

Etymology

From mister +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /misˈtɛːrən/, /ˈmistərən/

Verb

mysteren

(Late Middle English) To necessitate; to be a necessity.

Conjugation

Conjugation of mysteren (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) mysteren, mystere
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	mystere	mystered
2nd-person singular	mysterest	mysteredest
3rd-person singular	mystereth	mystered
subjunctive singular	mystere	mystered
imperative singular	mystere	—

plural¹	mysteren, mystere	mystereden, mysterede
imperative plural	mystereth, mystere	—

participles	mysterynge, mysterende	mystered, ymystered

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

Descendants

English: mister
Scots: mister

References

“mistē̆ren, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-19.

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