unmann
Old English
Etymology
From un- (“bad”) + mann (“person”). Compare German Unmensch (“brute”), which is formed similarly.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈunˌmɑnː/
Noun
unmann m
- brute, thug
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "Palm Sunday: On the Lord's Passion"
- Swā fela þūsend engla meahton ēaðe bewerian Crist wiþ þǣm unmannum, mid heofonlīcum wǣpnum, ġif hē þrōwian nolde selfwilles for ūs.
- That many thousands of angels could have easily defended Christ against those brutes [the men who came to arrest Jesus], with weapons from heaven, if he didn't want to suffer voluntarily for us.
- Swā fela þūsend engla meahton ēaðe bewerian Crist wiþ þǣm unmannum, mid heofonlīcum wǣpnum, ġif hē þrōwian nolde selfwilles for ūs.
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "Palm Sunday: On the Lord's Passion"
Declension
Declension of unmann (strong consonant stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | unmann | unmenn |
| accusative | unmann | unmenn |
| genitive | unmannes | unmanna |
| dative | unmenn | unmannum |
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