munuc

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Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *munik.

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Noun

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munuc m (nominative plural munucas)

  1. monk
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Maur, Abbot"
      Þā ġecwæþð sē abbod and ealle þā ġebrōðra þæt þēr ne mihte nā mā muneca wunian...
      Then said the abbot and all the brothers, that no more monks could dwell there...

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