wommanyssh

Middle English

Alternative forms

• wommanysshe, wommanisshe, wommanysche, wommanysch, wommanische, wommannysshe, womannyssh, womannyshe, wommanysh

Etymology

From womman +‎ -yssh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwumaniʃ/

Adjective

wommanyssh (plural wymmenyssh)

1. Resembling or characteristic of a woman; feminine, womanly.
2. (Of a man) Effeminate, womanish.

Synonyms

• wommanly

Related terms

• man
• womman
• wommanhede
• wommankin
• wommankynde
• wommanles
• wommanly

 

Descendants

• English: womanish, womannish

References

• “wǒmmanish, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-06.