mennisc

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmen.niʃ/

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *mannisk, from Proto-Germanic *manniskaz. Cognate with Old Frisian mennisk, Old Saxon mennisk, Old High German mennisc, Old Norse mennskr, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍃 (mannisks). Equivalent to mann (“a human”) +‎ -isċ (“-ish”).

Adjective

mennisċ

1. human

   Hwæt is þæs menniscan līfes ġecynd?

   What is the nature of human life?

   Iċ eom mann. Nāwiht mennisċes nis mē fremde.

   I'm a person. Nothing human is alien to me.

Declension

Declension of mennisċ — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	mennisċ	mennisċ	mennisċ
Accusative	mennisċne	mennisċe, mensċe	mennisċ
Genitive	mennisċes, mensċes	mennisċre	mennisċes, mensċes
Dative	mennisċum, mensċum	mennisċre	mennisċum, mensċum
Instrumental	mennisċe, mensċe	mennisċre	mennisċe, mensċe
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	mennisċe, mensċe	mennisċa, mensċa, mennisċe, mensċe	mennisċ
Accusative	mennisċe, mensċe	mennisċa, mensċa, mennisċe, mensċe	mennisċ
Genitive	mennisċra	mennisċra	mennisċra
Dative	mennisċum, mensċum	mennisċum, mensċum	mennisċum, mensċum
Instrumental	mennisċum, mensċum	mennisċum, mensċum	mennisċum, mensċum

Declension of mennisċ — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	mennisċa, mensċa	mennisċe, mensċe	mennisċe, mensċe
Accusative	mennisċan, mensċan	mennisċan, mensċan	mennisċe, mensċe
Genitive	mennisċan, mensċan	mennisċan, mensċan	mennisċan, mensċan
Dative	mennisċan, mensċan	mennisċan, mensċan	mennisċan, mensċan
Instrumental	mennisċan, mensċan	mennisċan, mensċan	mennisċan, mensċan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	mennisċan, mensċan	mennisċan, mensċan	mennisċan, mensċan
Accusative	mennisċan, mensċan	mennisċan, mensċan	mennisċan, mensċan
Genitive	mennisċra, mennisċena, mensċena	mennisċra, mennisċena, mensċena	mennisċra, mennisċena, mensċena
Dative	mennisċum, mensċum	mennisċum, mensċum	mennisċum, mensċum
Instrumental	mennisċum, mensċum	mennisċum, mensċum	mennisċum, mensċum

Derived terms

• mennesc ġecynd
• mennisċlīċ
• mennisċ mann
• mennisċnes

Descendants

• Middle English: mennesc, mennish, mænnisc, mannish
  • English: mennish, mannish

Etymology 2

Nominalization of the adjective.

Noun

mennisċ n

1. people
2. a people; nation, race

Declension

Declension of mennisċ (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	mennisċ	—
accusative	mennisċ	—
genitive	mennisċes	—
dative	mennisċe	—

Descendants

• Middle English: menske (partly)
  • English: mense