mysansweren

Middle English

Alternative forms

• misanswere, mysanswere, mis-ancewer

Etymology

From mys- +‎ answeren.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /misˈan(d)ˌswɛːrən/, /misˈan(d)ˌswæːrən/

Verb

mysansweren

1. To answer in a contemptuous or insulting way.

Conjugation

Conjugation of mysansweren (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) misansweren, misanswere
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	misanswere	misanswered
2nd-person singular	misanswerest	misansweredest
3rd-person singular	misanswereth	misanswered
subjunctive singular	misanswere
imperative singular		—
plural1	misansweren, misanswere	misanswereden, misanswerede
imperative plural	misanswereth, misanswere	—
participles	misanswerynge, misanswerende	misanswered, ymisanswered

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

Descendants

• English: misanswer

References

• “misanswēren, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-05.