Old English Dictionary Entry

Meinnisc-lic

Related words: un-mennislic meinnisc-lic

Definitions

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1 meinnisc-lic

Add: I. human :-- Ne geseah hé. . . náne mennisclice gesihðe. Hml. S. 23 b, 181. II. that should characterize man, humane :-- Beó him gegearewod eal mennisclic fremfulnes omnis ei exhibeatur humanitas, R. Ben. 83, 18. Hí forlǽtaþ ꝥ gecyndelíce gód, ꝥ sint mennisclice þeáwas. Bt. 37, 3; F. 192, 5.

Similar Words

-mancian
-mang
-mannþwǽ rian
-mánsod
-márian

Runic Inscription

ᛗᛖᛁᚾᚾᛁᛋᚳ-ᛚᛁᚳ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Bt.: Boethius, De Consolatione Philosophiæ (OE translation by Alfred)
Hml.: Homilies (Ælfric or other)
R.: Riddles (Exeter Book)
S.: Sievers, E. (editor/scholar)

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