menniscnes
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *manniskanassī. Equivalent to mennisċ + -nes.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈmen.niʃ.nes/
Noun
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
Strong ō-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mennisċnes | — |
| accusative | mennisċnesse | — |
| genitive | mennisċnesse | — |
| dative | mennisċnesse | — |