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man.

slaves

3 characters1 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈmaːn]
  1. slaves

    collective · neuter · obsolete · uncountable
  2. female slave

    archaic · countable · neuter
  3. maiden

    archaic · countable · neuter · poetic
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse man, perhaps from Proto-Germanic *gamaną (with unstressed prefix *ga-).

noun[ˈmaːn]
  1. the act of daring someone to do something; provocation, dare

    neuter · no-plural
Where this word comes from

From mana (“to dare [someone] [to do something]”).

noun[ˈmaːn]
  1. manna

    indeclinable · neuter · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Appears in Guðbrandur Þorláksson’s 1584 Bible translation. Borrowed from German Man (in Luther’s 1534 German Bible), from Hebrew מן (mān, “manna”).

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