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Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *manag, from Proto-Germanic *managaz.
Pronunciation
Adjective
maniġ (usually strong)
- many
10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 30:Þonne iċ mec onhebbe ond hī onhnīgaþ tō mē, moniġe mid miltse, þǣr iċ monnum sceal īċan upcyme ēadiġnesse.- When I raise myself up and they bow down to me, many with mercy, then I shall increase rising of happiness for men.
Usage notes
- Not uncommonly used in the singular, with plural meaning: Maniġ mann ġelīefþ þām spelle (“Many people believe the story”; literally, “many a person believes the story”).
Declension
Declension of maniġ — Strong
Declension of maniġ — Weak
Derived terms
Pronoun
maniġ
- many
Descendants
- Middle English: mani, mane, magnie, maini, mainie, mange, manie, manige, maniȝ, many, meine, meni, menie, monei, moni, monie, moniȝ, mony, myny