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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

  1. 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

Declension of manu
SingularPlural
Nominative manumana
Accusative manumana
Genitive manamana
Dative manamanum

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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