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Old English · noun

mann

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong consonant stem
IPA
/mɑnn/
[mɑn]
Syllables
mɑnn (1 syllable)
Modern English
man-manadultperson

Meaning

  1. person

    Ǣġðer is mann ġe wer ġe wīf.

    A person is either male or female.

    c. 995, Ælfric, Extracts on Grammar in English

  2. man (mankind)

    late 10th century, Ælfric, translation of Genesis 1:27

    God created man in his image.

  3. man (adult male)

  4. the runic character (/m/)

    byþ on myrġþ his māgan lēof...

    Man who is mirthful is dear to his kinsmen...

    The Old English rune poem

Declension

Declension of mann
SingularPlural
Nominative mannmenn
Accusative mannmenn
Genitive mannesmanna
Dative mennmannum

All forms (5)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann From Proto-West Germanic *mann, from Proto-Germanic *mann-. Cognate with Old Frisian mon, Old Saxon mann, Old Dutch man, Old High German man, Old Norse maðr, Gothic (manna).

Descendants

-man, man, me

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