manig
See also: manig-
Old English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-West Germanic *manag, from Proto-Germanic *managaz.
Cognates
Cognate with Old Frisian manich (West Frisian mannich), Old Saxon manag (Low German männich), Middle Dutch mēnich (Dutch menig), Old High German manag (German manch), Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌲𐍃 (manags). The Proto-Indo-European root is also the source of Russian мно́гий (mnógij), Old Irish menic (Scottish Gaelic minig).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editmaniġ (usually strong)
- many
- 10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 30[1]:
- Þonne iċ mec onhebbe ond hī onhnīgaþ tō mē, moniġe mid miltse, þǣr iċ monnum sceal īċan upcyme ēadiġnesse.
- When I raise myself up and they bow down to me, many with mercy, then I shall increase rising of happiness for men.
Usage notes
edit- Not uncommonly used in the singular, with plural meaning: Maniġ mann ġelīefþ þām spelle (“Many people believe the story”; literally, “many a person believes the story”).
Declension
editDeclension of maniġ — Strong
Declension of maniġ — Weak
Derived terms
editPronoun
editmaniġ
Descendants
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- Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Old English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old English lemmas
- Old English adjectives
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