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)
- To garrison or fortify; to prepare for military use.
- Synonym: garnysshen
- To provide or supply combatants with gear or armour.
- (rare) To implore or entreat; to make an urgent request.
- (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.