monish

English

Etymology

From Old English monesten. See admonish, monition.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɒnɪʃ/

Verb

monish (third-person singular simple present monishes, present participle monishing, simple past and past participle monished)

1. (archaic) To admonish; to warn.
   • a. 1569 (date written), Roger Ascham, edited by Margaret Ascham, The Scholemaster: Or Plaine and Perfite Way of Teaching Children, to Vnderstand, Write, and Speake, the Latin Tong, […], London: […] John Daye, […], published 1570, →OCLC:

     monish him gently

References

• “monish”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• IMNSHO, Mohsin, Shimon