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Old English · verb

myntan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈmyn.tɑn/
Syllables
ˈmyn · tɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
intendsupposemint

Meaning

  1. to mean, intend

    sumne besyrwan · in sele þám héan

    The wicked ravager meant to ensnare some human being in the high hall.

    mynte se mánscaða · manna cynnes

  2. to think, suppose

Conjugation

Conjugation of myntan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular myntemynte
2nd singular myntestmynstmyntstmyntest
3rd singular mynteþmyntmynte
Plural myntaþmynton
Subjunctive
Singular myntemynte
Plural myntenmynten
Non-finite forms of myntan
Form
Infinitive myntan
Inflected infinitive myntenne
Imperative singular mynt
Imperative plural myntaþ
Present participle myntende
Past participle myntedġemyntedmyntġemynt

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *muntijan, a derivative of Proto-Germanic *munaną, from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think”). Cognate with Middle Dutch munten. More at mint.

Descendants

mint

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