manig

See also: manig-

Old English

Alternative forms

• maneġ, moniġ, mæniġ

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *manag, from Proto-Germanic *managaz.

Cognates

Cognate with Old Frisian manich (West Frisian mannich), Old Saxon manag (Low German männich), Middle Dutch mēnich (Dutch menig), Old High German manag (German manch), Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌲𐍃 (manags). The Proto-Indo-European root is also the source of Russian мно́гий (mnógij), Old Irish menic (Scottish Gaelic minig).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑ.nij/

Adjective

maniġ (usually strong)

1. many
   • 10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 30‎^[1]:

     Þonne iċ mec onhebbe ond hī onhnīgaþ tō mē, moniġe mid miltse, þǣr iċ monnum sceal īċan upcyme ēadiġnesse.

     When I raise myself up and they bow down to me, many with mercy, then I shall increase rising of happiness for men.

Usage notes

• Not uncommonly used in the singular, with plural meaning: Maniġ mann ġelīefþ þām spelle (“Many people believe the story”; literally, “many a person believes the story”).

Declension

Declension of maniġ — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	maniġ	maniġ	maniġ
Accusative	maniġne	maniġe	maniġ
Genitive	maniġes	maniġre	maniġes
Dative	maniġum	maniġre	maniġum
Instrumental	maniġe	maniġre	maniġe
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	maniġe	maniġa, maniġe	maniġ
Accusative	maniġe	maniġa, maniġe	maniġ
Genitive	maniġra	maniġra	maniġra
Dative	maniġum	maniġum	maniġum
Instrumental	maniġum	maniġum	maniġum

Declension of maniġ — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	maniġa	maniġe	maniġe
Accusative	maniġan	maniġan	maniġe
Genitive	maniġan	maniġan	maniġan
Dative	maniġan	maniġan	maniġan
Instrumental	maniġan	maniġan	maniġan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	maniġan	maniġan	maniġan
Accusative	maniġan	maniġan	maniġan
Genitive	maniġra, maniġena	maniġra, maniġena	maniġra, maniġena
Dative	maniġum	maniġum	maniġum
Instrumental	maniġum	maniġum	maniġum

Derived terms

• maniġfeald

Pronoun

maniġ

1. many

Descendants

• Middle English: mani, mane, magnie, maini, mainie, mange, manie, manige, maniȝ, many, meine, meni, menie, monei, moni, monie, moniȝ, mony, myny
  • English: many
  • Geordie English: mony
  • Scots: mony, monie
  • Yola: many