"mensk" meaning in Middle English

See mensk in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈmɛnsk(ə)/
Etymology: Borrowed from Old Norse mennskr (“human”), from Proto-Germanic *manniskaz (“human”). Cognate with Old English mennisċ (“human”); more at mennish. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|non|mennskr||human}} Borrowed from Old Norse mennskr (“human”), {{der|enm|gem-pro|*manniskaz||human}} Proto-Germanic *manniskaz (“human”), {{cog|ang|mennisċ|t=human}} Old English mennisċ (“human”) Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} mensk, {{enm-adj}} mensk
  1. (rare) honorable, praiseworthy; beautiful Tags: rare Synonyms: menseke, menske
    Sense id: en-mensk-enm-adj-P22y4pT6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} mensk
  1. Alternative form of menske Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: menske
    Sense id: en-mensk-enm-noun-6T1Ov74g
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} mensk
  1. Alternative form of mensken Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: mensken
    Sense id: en-mensk-enm-verb--a4K39aJ Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 7 40 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 9 25 66 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 25 65
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Alternative forms

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        {
          "english": "More honorable it is / manly to die / than to flee cowardly for aught that may fall [that is, for anything that may happen].",
          "ref": "c. 1335-1361, William of Palerne (MS. King's College 13), folio 62, recto, lines 3900-3901; republished as W. W. Skeat, editor, The Romance of William of Palerne, London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., 1867, →OCLC, page 126:",
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          "english": "Yet I may, as I might, honour thee with gifts and maintain thy manhood more than thou knowest.",
          "ref": "c. 1385, William Langland, Piers Plowman, section III:",
          "text": "Ȝit I may as I myȝte · menske þe with ȝiftes / And mayntene þi manhode · more þan þow knoweste.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "english": "Her harvest shall be very pleasing / To honour our goddess with all her power.",
          "ref": "c. 1425, Northern Homily Cycle:",
          "text": "It sall ger hir be ful fain / To mensk oure goddes with al hir main.",
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          "text": "⁊ more menſk it is · manliche to deie / þan for to fle couwarli for ouȝt þat mai falle",
          "type": "quote"
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      "word": "menske"
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          "english": "Yet I may, as I might, honour thee with gifts and maintain thy manhood more than thou knowest.",
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          "english": "Her harvest shall be very pleasing / To honour our goddess with all her power.",
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          "text": "It sall ger hir be ful fain / To mensk oure goddes with al hir main.",
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