Old English · noun
manu
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong u-stem
- IPA
- /ˈmɑ.nu/
- Syllables
- ˈmɑ · nu (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- mane
Meaning
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mane
Ēac swylċe þǣr beoð cende Healfhundingas ðā syndon hātene Conopoenas. Hī habbað horses manan ⁊ eoferes tucxas ⁊ hunda hēafda, ⁊ heora oruð byð swylċe fȳres līġ.
Born there, too, are the Half-Hounds, who are known as Conopoenas. They have a horse's mane and a boar's tusks and the heads of dogs, and their breath is like a fiery flame.
Wonders of the East
Declension
All forms (3)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *manu. Near cognates include Old Norse mǫn and Old High German mana.
Descendants
mane
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