garnysshen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• garnysche, garnyschyn, garnysh

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French garniss-, extended stem of garnir, from Frankish *warnijan. Doublet of warnysshen and wernen; also compare garnement and garnysoun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡarniʃən/

Verb

garnysshen

1. To garrison or fortify; to prepare for military use.

   Synonym: warnysshen

2. To ready or prepare oneself (especially for fighting)
3. To furnish with decorations or adornments.

Conjugation

Conjugation of garnysshen (weak in -ed, defective)

infinitive	(to) garnysshen
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	—	garnysshed
2nd-person singular	—	garnysshedest
3rd-person singular	—	garnysshed
subjunctive singular	—
imperative singular	—	—
plural1	—	garnyssheden, garnysshede
imperative plural	—	—
participles	—	garnysshed

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

Derived terms

• garnyssh

Descendants

• English: garnish
• Scots: gairnish

References

• “garnishen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.