mysteren

Middle English

Alternative forms

• mystier, myster

Etymology

From mister +‎ -en (“infinitive suffix”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /misˈtɛːrən/, /ˈmistərən/

Verb

mysteren

1. (Late Middle English) To necessitate; to be a necessity.

Conjugation

Conjugation of mysteren (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) mysteren, mystere
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	mystere	mystered
2nd-person singular	mysterest	mysteredest
3rd-person singular	mystereth	mystered
subjunctive singular	mystere
imperative singular		—
plural1	mysteren, mystere	mystereden, mysterede
imperative plural	mystereth, mystere	—
participles	mysterynge, mysterende	mystered, ymystered

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

Descendants

• English: mister
• Scots: mister

References

• “mistē̆ren (v.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-19.