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manna

person.gen.pl

Attested in Aelfric's Colloquy 3
Lemma: mann 'person' (oe-gen-pl)

mann

N (masc)

person; man meaning mankind; ''(rare or non-literary)'' man meaning adult male; the rune ᛗ, representing the sound /m/

originates from: PGmc *mannan- 'man' (mannan- > mąnnan > mannan) through pgmc-to-oe
(source: Kroonen 2013:353)
Inflected forms
mannes 'person.gen' (oe-gen) in Aelfric's Colloquy 4
Variations
monn 'person'
Paradigms