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Old English · verb

minsian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈmin.si.ɑn/
Syllables
ˈmin · si · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
mincediminishlessen

Meaning

  1. to diminish, lessen, become small

Conjugation

Conjugation of minsian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular minsiġeminsode
2nd singular minsastminsodest
3rd singular minsaþminsode
Plural minsiaþminsodon
Subjunctive
Singular minsiġeminsode
Plural minsiġenminsoden
Non-finite forms of minsian
Form
Infinitive minsian
Inflected infinitive minsienne
Imperative singular minsa
Imperative plural minsiaþ
Present participle minsiende
Past participle minsodġeminsod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *minnisōn, from Proto-Germanic *minnisōną (“to make smaller”), from *minniz (“small, less”), from Proto-Indo-European *(e)mey- (“small, little”). Equivalent to min (“small”) + -sian.

Descendants

mince

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