warnysshen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• warenyss, warnise, warnysshe

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈwarniʃən/, /ˈwarnisən/

Verb

warnysshen (chiefly Northern)

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

   Synonym: garnysshen

2. To provide or supply combatants with gear or armour.
3. (rare) To implore or entreat; to make an urgent request.
4. (figurative, rare) To strengthen; to make strong or powerful.

   Synonym: warysshen

Usage notes

• This verb is usually found in the past tense, though other forms occasionally appear.

Conjugation

Conjugation of warnysshen (weak in -ed/-te)

infinitive	(to) warnysshen, warnysshe
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	warnysshe	warnysshed, warnysshte
2nd-person singular	warnysshest	warnysshedest, warnysshtest
3rd-person singular	warnyssheth	warnysshed, warnysshte
subjunctive singular	warnysshe
imperative singular		—
plural1	warnysshen, warnysshe	warnyssheden, warnysshede, warnysshten, warnysshte
imperative plural	warnyssheth, warnysshe	—
participles	warnysshynge, warnysshende	warnysshed, warnyssht, ywarnysshed, ywarnyssht

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

Descendants

• Scots: warnish

References

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