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man

noun

LanguageOld Norse

Meaning
  1. household, house-folk, bondslaves
  2. bondwoman, female slave
  3. woman, maid
  4. household
Examples

Sáttir þínar er ek vil snemma hafa ok þat gjaforð geta; eiga vilja heldr en án vera þat man.

Quickly will I have your agreement and win the word of marriage; I would rather own than be without that pale maid.

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteThe meaning is context-dependent, ranging from a collective group to an individual female.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 7 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.