Norman

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Etymology

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From Old French mangier.

Pronunciation

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  • (Cotentin) IPA(key): /mãʊ̃.ʒi/
  • (Cotentin, partially) IPA(key): /mãʊ̃.ʒji/
  • (Cotentin, partially) IPA(key): /muʊ.ʒi/
  • (Pays de Caux, Pays de Bray, Rouen) IPA(key): /mã.ʒe/
  • (Pays de Bray partially ; Guernesey, Jersey) IPA(key): /mã.ʒje/

Verb

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maungier

  1. (transitive) to eat
    Chût jour-là, je maungîmes de la chair oû souper.
    That day, we ate some meat for dinner.
  2. (intransitive) to eat
    Il maungeüe bien pus de goule que d’autre seit !
    It's strange that I don't eat anything.
    Maungier vîtement.
    To eat quickly.

Conjugation

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Synonyms

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  • mâquier (Pays de Caux, Pays de Bray, Rouen, partially in Cotentin)
  • mougier (Cotentin, partially in Pays d'Auge and Pays de Caux)

Noun

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maungier m (plural maungiers)

  1. food, foodstuff.
    Du blaunc-maungier.
    (Kind of porridge, literally "white-food")