menniscnes
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Old English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-West Germanic *manniskanassī. Equivalent to mennisċ + -nes.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
mennisċnes f
- humanity (meaning "the state of being human", not "mankind"; the word for "mankind" was mancynn)
- Incarnation (Christian doctrine that Jesus Christ was fully divine and fully human)
- late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
- Đā wæs fēower hund wintra ⁊ nigon ⁊ fēowertiġ frām ūres Drihtnes mennisċnysse...
- It was about four hundred and forty-nine years after our Lord's Incarnation...
- late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
Declension[edit]
Declension of menniscnes (strong ō-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | mennisċnes | — |
accusative | mennisċnesse | — |
genitive | mennisċnesse | — |
dative | mennisċnesse | — |
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- Old English terms suffixed with -nes
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