mysansweren
Middle English
Alternative forms
- misanswere, mysanswere, mis-ancewer
Etymology
From mys- + answeren.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /misˈan(d)ˌswɛːrən/
Verb
mysansweren
- To answer in a contemptuous or insulting way.
Conjugation
Conjugation of mysansweren (weak in -ed)
infinitive | (to) misansweren, misanswere | ||
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present tense | past tense | ||
1st-person singular | misanswere | misanswered | |
2nd-person singular | misanswerest | misansweredest | |
3rd-person singular | misanswereth | misanswered | |
subjunctive singular | misanswere | ||
imperative singular | — | ||
plural1 | misansweren, misanswere | misanswereden, misanswerede | |
imperative plural | misanswereth, misanswere | — | |
participles | misanswerynge, misanswerende | misanswered, ymisanswered |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
- English: misanswer
References
- “misanswēren, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-05.