Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To dignify; honor; grace.
- To worship; reverence.
- Of man or mankind; human.
- Honored; honorable.
- noun Dignity; honor; grace; favor; good manners; decorous bearing or conduct.
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- adjective obsolete
Human . - noun obsolete
Dignity ,honour .
Etymologies
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From Middle English mensk, menske, from Old English mennisc ("man, human, humanity") and Old Norse menskr ("human"), both from Proto-Germanic *manniskaz (“human”), equivalent to man + -ish. Cognate with Dutch mens ("human, humanity"), German Mensch ("man, human"), Danish menneske ("human"), Swedish människa ("human, human being, person"), Icelandic manneskju ("person, human being"). See also mense, mennish.
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AnWulf commented on the word mensk
… it’s not about mensk as they say it is, but it is truly about some twisted, dumb, and unmanly pride. -- LT Wolf, The World King, 2015
January 23, 2015