"menske" meaning in Middle English

See menske in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective}} menske
  1. Alternative form of mensk Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: mensk
    Sense id: en-menske-enm-adj-vX8uAp09
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈmɛnsk(ə)/, /ˈmɛnk(ə)/ Forms: menskes [plural], mensken [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old Norse mennska (“humanity”), a substantivisation of mennskr (“human”), ultimately reflecting the weak inflection of Proto-Germanic *manniskaz; compare the development of modern English mensch. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|non|mennska||humanity}} Borrowed from Old Norse mennska (“humanity”), {{cog|gem-pro|*manniskaz}} Proto-Germanic *manniskaz, {{m+|en|mensch}} English mensch Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} menske, {{enm-noun|menskes|pl2=mensken}} menske (plural menskes or mensken)
  1. honor, repute
    Sense id: en-menske-enm-noun-xZUzH~7v
  2. kindness, dignity, humanity
    Sense id: en-menske-enm-noun--171jovk
  3. (rare) beauty, attractiveness Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-menske-enm-noun-a7QSQyAb
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: menk, mensc, mensca, mensce, mensk, meske Related terms: mensken, menskful, menskly
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} menske
  1. Alternative form of mensken Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: mensken
    Sense id: en-menske-enm-verb--a4K39aJ Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with language name categories using raw markup, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 33 14 5 5 43 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 29 11 4 4 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 18 6 5 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "english": "[…] but as many crowns as there are times you overcame him, that is to say, many honors in the form of various joys.",
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          "text": "[…]ah aſe feole ſiðen aſ þu ouerkimeſt him · aſe feole crunen · þet iſ to ſeggen · aſe feole menſken of miſliche murhðen ·",
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          "text": "foꝛ ſoþe ſire quaþ aliſaundrine ⁊ · to ſaue ȝour mensk / i wol ȝou telle tiȝtly · what turn ſche as wꝛouȝt[…]",
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