munuc

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *munik.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmu.nuk/

Noun

munuc m (nominative plural munucas)

  1. monk
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Maur, Abbot"
      Þā ġecwæþð sē abbod and ealle þā ġebrōðra þæt þēr ne mihte nā mā muneca wunian...
      Then said the abbot and all the brothers, that no more monks could dwell there...

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative munuc munucas
accusative munuc munucas
genitive munuces munuca
dative munuce munucum

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Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: monk, monke
    • English: monk
    • Scots: monk, munk, mounk
  • → Old Norse: munkr
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