Old English Dictionary Entry

Mann-wíse

Part of speech: an;

Definitions

1 definitions

1 mann-wíse

f. Custom, fashion, usage, manner of men :-- Æfter monwísan after the manner of men, Exon. 9 a; Th. 5, 30; Cri. 77. Hé ðære mǽgþe monwísan fleáh he shunned the customs of that country, Cd. 92; Th. 116, 21; Gen. 1939. mann-wise

Similar Words

-mancian
-mang
-mannþwǽ rian
-mánsod
-márian

Runic Inscription

ᛗᚪᚾᚾ-ᚹᛁᛋᛖ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Cd.: Codex Diplomaticus Saxonici (Kemble)
Cri.: Christ (OE poem by Cynewulf)
Exon.: Exeter Book
Gen.: Genesis (OE poem)
Th.: Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)

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