mynster
Middle English
Noun
mynster
- alternative form of ministre
Old English
Etymology
From Latin monastērium, from Ancient Greek μοναστήριον (monastḗrion).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmyn.ster/
Noun
mynster n
- monastery, nunnery, mother church, cathedral[1]
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Maur, Abbot"
- ...and hēt hine warnian, ġif he wolde libban, þæt hē nǣre on ðām mynstre nǣfre eft ġesewen...
- ...and gave orders to warn him, if he wished to live, that he should never be seen in the monastery again...
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Maur, Abbot"
Declension
Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mynster | mynster |
| accusative | mynster | mynster |
| genitive | mynstres | mynstra |
| dative | mynstre | mynstrum |
It also appears declined as a short-stem noun: Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mynster | mynstru |
| accusative | mynster | mynstru |
| genitive | mynstres | mynstra |
| dative | mynstre | mynstrum |
Derived terms
- mynsterbōc
- mynsterclǣnsung
- mynsterclūse
- mynsterfæder
- mynsterfǣmne
- mynstergang
- mynstergēat
- mynsterhām
- mynsterhata
- mynsterland
- mynsterlic
- mynsterlīf
- mynstermann
- mynstermunuc
- mynsterprēost
- mynsterprōfost
- mynsterscīr
- mynsterstede
- mynsterstōw
- mynstertimbung
- mynsterþēaw
- mynsterþegnung
- mynsterwīse
Descendants
References
- ^ A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, J. R. Clarke Hall, 1894, 4th ed., 1960, page 244