mensken
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Middle English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From menske (“honour”) + -en (infinitival suffix).
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
mensken (third-person singular simple present mensketh, present participle menskynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle mensked)
- To honour or glorify; to make honoured.
- To worship or supplicate; to give reverence to.
- To aid or assist; to give help to.
- To increase in riches or valuables.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of mensken (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “mensken, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
mensken