"minsian" meaning in Old English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈmin.si.ɑn/
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *minnisōną (“to make smaller”), from *minniz (“small, less”), from Proto-Indo-European *(e)mey- (“small, little”). Equivalent to min (“small”) + -sian. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*minnisōną||to make smaller}} Proto-Germanic *minnisōną (“to make smaller”), {{der|ang|ine-pro|*(e)mey-||small, little}} Proto-Indo-European *(e)mey- (“small, little”), {{affix|ang|min|-sian|t1=small}} min (“small”) + -sian Head templates: {{ang-verb}} minsian Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|minsian<w2>}} Forms: weak [table-tags], minsian [infinitive], minsienne [infinitive], minsiġe [first-person, present, singular], minsode [first-person, past, singular], minsast [present, second-person, singular], minsodest [past, second-person, singular], minsaþ [present, singular, third-person], minsode [past, singular, third-person], minsiaþ [plural, present], minsodon [past, plural], minsiġe [present, singular], minsode [past, singular], minsiġen [plural, present], minsoden [past, plural], minsa [imperative, past, present, singular], minsiaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], minsiende [imperative, present], minsod [imperative, past], ġeminsod [imperative, past]
  1. (intransitive) to diminish, lessen, become small Tags: intransitive Derived forms: ġeminsian, minsung
    Sense id: en-minsian-ang-verb-N~A83cNW Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Old English terms suffixed with -sian

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    {
      "form": "minsienne",
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      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
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      "form": "minsodon",
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      "form": "minsiġen",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "minsoden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "minsa",
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        "present",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "minsiende",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "minsod",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġeminsod",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
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        "1": "minsian<w2>"
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          "lessen"
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        "(intransitive) to diminish, lessen, become small"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmin.si.ɑn/"
    }
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      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "form": "minsienne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "singular"
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        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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      "form": "minsaþ",
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        "third-person"
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      "form": "minsode",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
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    {
      "form": "minsiaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "minsodon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "minsode",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
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    },
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      "form": "minsiġen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "minsoden",
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      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "minsiende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "minsod",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġeminsod",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "minsian",
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        "1": "minsian<w2>"
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  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old English terms suffixed with -sian",
        "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Old English verbs"
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      "glosses": [
        "to diminish, lessen, become small"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "diminish",
          "diminish"
        ],
        [
          "lessen",
          "lessen"
        ],
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          "small"
        ]
      ],
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        "(intransitive) to diminish, lessen, become small"
      ],
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        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmin.si.ɑn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "minsian"
}

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