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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse mannamál.
Noun
mannemål n (definite singular mannemålet, indefinite plural mannemål, definite plural mannemåla)
- human voice
- Han kunne ikkje få mannemål. ― He didn’t get the opportunity to say anything.
- human tongue, language
1863, Ludvig Mathias Lindeman, 30 norske Kjæmpevisemelodier med fuldstændig Text, page 15:[F]ljote folen, paa stalli stende, no talar en’ mannemaal.- The fast foal in the stable stands; now it speaks in human tongue.