maynouren

maynouren

Middle English

Alternative forms

• menure, maynner, maynuren, manuren, maynor

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman meinourer and Old French manovrer, both from Vulgar Latin *manuoperare (“work by hand”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛi̯ˈnuːrən/, /ˈmɛi̯nurən/, /ˈmɛi̯nərən/, /maˈniu̯rən/

Verb

maynouren

1. To supervise, reign; to exercise one's authority.
2. (rare) To grab, take away, confiscate.
3. (rare) To toil or work, especially agriculturally.

Conjugation

Conjugation of maynouren (weak)

infinitive	(to) maynouren
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	maynoure	maynourede
2nd person singular	maynourest	maynouredest
3rd person singular	maynoureth, maynoureþ	maynourede
plural	maynouren	maynoureden
subjunctive	present	past
singular	maynoure	maynourede
plural	maynouren	maynoureden
imperative	present
singular	maynoure
plural	maynoureth, maynoureþ
participle	present	past
	maynourende, maynouringe	maynoured, ymaynoured

Descendants

• English: manure
• Scots: manur, manner

References

• “mainǒuren (v.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-21.