mynster

Middle English

Noun

mynster

  1. Alternative form of ministre

Old English

Etymology

From Latin monastērium, from Ancient Greek μοναστήριον (monastḗrion).

Noun

mynster

  1. monastery, nunnery, mother-church, cathedral[1]

Derived terms
  • mynsterbōc, mynsterclǣnsung, mynsterclūse, mynsterfæder, mynsterfǣmne, mynstergang, mynstergēat, mynsterhām, mynsterhata, mynsterland, mynsterlic, mynsterlīf, mynstermann, mynstermunuc, mynsterprafost, mynsterprēost, mynsterscīr, mynsterstede, mynsterstōw, mynstertimbung, mynsterðēaw, mynsterðegnung, mynsterwīse

Descendants
  • Middle English: menstre
    • English: minster

References
  1. A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, J. R. Clarke Hall, 1894, 4th ed., 1960, page 244
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