"unmann" meaning in Old English

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Noun

Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *unmann (“non-human, monster”), equivalent to un- (“non-; bad”) + mann (“person”). Cognate with Middle Low German unman (“monster, fiend”), Middle High German unman (“evildoer”), and Old Norse úmannan (“wretch, laughing-stock”). Compare also Old High German unmennisko (“a non-human”) → German Unmensch (“brute”), which is formed similarly. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*unmann|t=non-human, monster}} Proto-West Germanic *unmann (“non-human, monster”), {{pre|ang|un|mann|t1=non-; bad|t2=person}} un- (“non-; bad”) + mann (“person”), {{cog|gml|unman|t=monster, fiend}} Middle Low German unman (“monster, fiend”), {{cog|gmh|unman|t=evildoer}} Middle High German unman (“evildoer”), {{cog|non|úmannan|t=wretch, laughing-stock}} Old Norse úmannan (“wretch, laughing-stock”), {{cog|goh|unmennisko||a non-human}} Old High German unmennisko (“a non-human”), {{cog|de|Unmensch||brute}} German Unmensch (“brute”) Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} unmann m, {{ang-noun|m}} unmann m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-cons-m|unmann|unmenn}}, {{ang-decl-noun|unmann|unmenn|unmann|unmenn|unmannes|unmanna|unmenn|unmannum|num=|title=|type=strong consonant stem}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], unmann [nominative, singular], unmenn [nominative, plural], unmann [accusative, singular], unmenn [accusative, plural], unmannes [genitive, singular], unmanna [genitive, plural], unmenn [dative, singular], unmannum [dative, plural]
  1. a non-human Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-unmann-ang-noun-F9foYP0n Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 23 26 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 16 32 17
  2. brute, thug Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-unmann-ang-noun-2AaZ8SMG Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Old English terms prefixed with un-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of Old English terms prefixed with un-: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 23 26 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 16 32 17
     
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          "text": "c. 992, Ælfric, \"Palm Sunday: On the Lord's Passion\"\nSwā fela þūsenda engla meahton ēaðe bewerian Crist wiþ þām unmannum, mid heofonlīcum wǣpnum, ġif hē þrōwian nolde selfwilles for ūs.",
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