warnysshen
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Old Northern French warniss-, extended stem of warnir (central Old French garnir, guarnir), from Frankish *warnijan. Doublet of garnysshen and wernen; also compare warnen, warnestore, and warnisoun.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
warnysshen (chiefly Northern)
- To garrison or fortify; to prepare for military use.
- Synonym: garnysshen
- To provide or supply combatants with gear or armour.
- (rare) To implore or entreat; to make an urgent request.
- (figurative, rare) To strengthen; to make strong or powerful.
- Synonym: warysshen
Usage notes[edit]
- This verb is usually found in the past tense, though other forms occasionally appear.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of warnysshen (weak in -ed/-te)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants[edit]
- Scots: warnish
References[edit]
- “warnishen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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