Old English · noun
mynster
- Part of speech
- noun, neuter
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈmyn.ster/
- Syllables
- ˈmyn · ster (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- monasteryminstermother churchcathedralnunnerymother
Meaning
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monastery, nunnery, mother church, cathedral
...and hēt hine warnian, ġif he wolde libban, þæt hē nǣre on ðām mynstre nǣfre eft ġesewen...
...and gave orders to warn him, if he wished to live, that he should never be seen in the monastery again...
late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Maur, Abbot"
Declension
All forms (6)
Etymology
From Latin monastērium, from Ancient Greek μοναστήριον (monastḗrion).
Descendants
minster
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