"man" meaning in Old Norse

See man in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: Probably from Proto-Germanic *gamaną (“fellow human”) Etymology templates: {{der|non|gem-pro|*gamaną||fellow human}} Proto-Germanic *gamaną (“fellow human”) Head templates: {{head|non|nouns|g=n|g2=|head=|sort=|tr=}} man n, {{non-noun|n|mans|mǫn}} man n (genitive mans, plural mǫn) Inflection templates: {{non-decl-n-a|man|mǫn}}, {{non-decl-blank-full|apd=mǫnin|api=mǫn|asd=manit|asi=man|dpd=mǫnunum|dpi=mǫnum|dsd=maninu|dsi=mani|g=neuter|gpd=mananna|gpi=mana|gsd=mansins|gsi=mans|notes=|npd=mǫnin|npi=mǫn|nsd=manit|nsi=man|stem=strong a-stem|title=man}}, {{non-decl-cell|man|nsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|manit|nsd}}, {{non-decl-cell|mǫn|npi}}, {{non-decl-cell|mǫnin|npd}}, {{non-decl-cell|man|asi}}, {{non-decl-cell|manit|asd}}, {{non-decl-cell|mǫn|api}}, {{non-decl-cell|mǫnin|apd}}, {{non-decl-cell|mani|dsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|maninu|dsd}}, {{non-decl-cell|mǫnum|dpi}}, {{non-decl-cell|mǫnunum|dpd}}, {{non-decl-cell|mans|gsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|mansins|gsd}}, {{non-decl-cell|mana|gpi}}, {{non-decl-cell|mananna|gpd}} Forms: mans [genitive], mǫn [plural], strong [table-tags], man [indefinite, nominative, singular], manit [definite, nominative, singular], mǫn [indefinite, nominative, plural], mǫnin [definite, nominative, plural], man [accusative, indefinite, singular], manit [accusative, definite, singular], mǫn [accusative, indefinite, plural], mǫnin [accusative, definite, plural], mani [dative, indefinite, singular], maninu [dative, definite, singular], mǫnum [dative, indefinite, plural], mǫnunum [dative, definite, plural], mans [genitive, indefinite, singular], mansins [definite, genitive, singular], mana [genitive, indefinite, plural], mananna [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. household, house-folk, bondslaves Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-man-non-noun-qkFK1jer
  2. bondwoman, female slave Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-man-non-noun-cPGsCYsB Categories (other): Old Norse entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old Norse entries with incorrect language header: 43 55 2
  3. woman, maid Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-man-non-noun-ApS550Z~
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: mankynni [neuter, plural], mansal [neuter], mansmaðr [masculine]
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    },
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          "roman": "þat it mjallhvíta man.",
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          "ref": "900-1100, The Alvíssmál, verse 7",
          "roman": "þat it mjallhvíta man.",
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      "links": [
        [
          "woman",
          "woman"
        ],
        [
          "maid",
          "maid"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "man"
}

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