mynten

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English myntan, from Proto-West Germanic *muntijan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmintən/

Verb

mynten

  1. to intend, envision, mean
  2. to try, endeavour
  3. to design, formulate
  4. to strike; to direct a weapon.
  5. (rare) to draw attention to; to point out.
  6. (rare) to imagine, suppose
  7. (rare) to discuss (a plan or intent)
  8. (rare) to want, desire
  9. (rare) to start to do; to go and do

Conjugation

Conjugation of mynten (weak in -te/-ed)
infinitive (to) mynten, mynte
present tense past tense
1st-person singular mynte mynte, mynted
2nd-person singular myntest myntest, myntedest
3rd-person singular mynteth mynte, mynted
subjunctive singular mynte
imperative singular —
plural1 mynten, mynte mynten, mynte, mynteden, myntede
imperative plural mynteth, mynte —
participles myntynge, myntende mynt, mynted, ymynt, ymynted

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

Descendants

  • English: mint (dialectal)
  • Scots: mint

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

mynten m

  1. definite singular of mynt

Noun

mynten m or f

  1. definite masculine singular of mynte

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

mynten m

  1. definite singular of mynt

Swedish

Noun

mynten

  1. definite plural of mynt
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