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

1. To supervise, reign; to exercise one's authority.
2. (rare) To grab, take away, confiscate.
3. (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
imperative singular		—
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.