menniscnes

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word menniscnes. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word menniscnes, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say menniscnes in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word menniscnes you have here. The definition of the word menniscnes will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofmenniscnes, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *manniskanassī. Equivalent to mennisċ +‎ -nes.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈmen.niʃ.nes/

Noun

mennisċnes f

  1. humanity (meaning "the state of being human", not "mankind"; the word for "mankind" was mancynn)
  2. Incarnation (Christian doctrine that Jesus Christ was fully divine and fully human)
    • late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
      Đā wæs fēower hund wintra ⁊ nigon ⁊ fēowertiġ frām ūres Drihtnes mennisċnysse...
      It was about four hundred and forty-nine years after our Lord's Incarnation...

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative mennisċnes
accusative mennisċnesse
genitive mennisċnesse
dative mennisċnesse