menigu

Old English

Alternative forms

• menġu, meniu, menio, meniġo, meneġo, meniġeo, menġeo, maneġu, maniġu, mæniġiu, mæniġeo, mænio, mænieo

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *managį̄. Related to Old Frisian menie, Old Saxon menigī, Old High German managī (German Menge), Old Norse mengi, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌲𐌴𐌹 (managei). Corresponding to maniġ +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈme.ni.ju/

Noun

meniġu f

1. crowd

   Sum wer on þǣre meniġe hrēop mīnne naman.

   A man in the crowd shouted my name.

Declension

Declension of menigu

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	meniġu	meniġu, meniġa, meniġe
accusative	meniġu, meniġe	meniġu, meniġa, meniġe
genitive	meniġu, meniġe	meniġa
dative	meniġu, meniġe	meniġum

Descendants

• Middle English: manye, *menye
  • Scots: monie
  • English: many