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Danish
Etymology
Old Norse mannfall, equivalent to mand (“man”) + fald (“fall”)
Noun
mandefald n (singular definite mandefaldet, not used in plural form)
- (uncountable) casualties, deaths in battle
- Mandefaldet var stort.
- Casualties were numerous.
- (uncountable, by extension) absences of people
- 2019, Håkan Nesser (tr. by unknown): Intrigo
Det var dog ikke alle, der deltog i stormøderne. Mindst en tredjedel af beboerne plejede at udeblive -- ikke nødvendigvis den samme tredjedel og heller ikke nødvendigvis af de samme årsager. Men oftest skyldtes fraværet sygdom eller stoffer. Mandefaldet blev accepteret uden bemærkninger.- However, not everyone participated in the general assemblies. At least a third of the inhabitants were usually absent -- not necessarily the same third, nor necessarily for the same reasons. But the absence was often due to sickness or drugs. The truancy was accepted with no comments.
- '2016, Poul Funder Larsen: Iscenesætteren: Morten Hesseldahl om kultur og ledelse i en kreativ verden
Det skal vise sig at være en rigtig god idé, men den stopper ikke mandefaldet i DR-ledelsen.- This would turn out to be a very good idea, but it doesn't stop the sackings in the management of DR.