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Old English · noun

mene

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong ja-stem
IPA
/ˈme.ne/
Syllables
ˈme · ne (2 syllables)
Modern English
necklacecollar

Meaning

  1. necklace, collar

  2. ornament, jewel

Declension

Declension of mene
SingularPlural
Nominative menemenas
Accusative menemenas
Genitive menesmena
Dative menemenum

All forms (5)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *manī, *manni, from Proto-Germanic *manją (“necklace”), from Proto-Indo-European *mony- (“withers, crest, mane”). Cognate with Old High German menni (“necklace”), Old Norse men (“necklace, jewelry”).

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