monaþ

See also: monaþ-

Old English

Etymology 1

From West Germanic *mānōþ, from Proto-Germanic *mēnōþs, from Proto-Indo-European *mēnōt- (month, moon) < *mḗh₁n̥s. Cognate with Old Frisian mōnath, Old Saxon mānuð, Dutch maand, Old High German mānōd (German Monat), Old Norse mánaðr (Danish måned, Swedish månad), Gothic 𐌼𐌴𐌽𐍉𐌸𐍃 (mēnōþs).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmoːnɑθ/

Noun

mōnaþ m (nominative plural mōnþas or mōnaþ)

  1. month
    Ūre ċild is būtan eahta mōnaþa eald.
    Our baby is only eight months old.
    Iċ forġeat þæt iċ hīe lætestne mōnaþ ġemētte.
    I forgot that I met her last month.
    Seofon mōnaþum lator iċ wæs of cwearterne.
    Seven months later, I was out of jail.
    Cum þū eft on six mōnaþum ġif þū þā ġīet leofast.
    Come back in six months if you're still alive by then.
    Hēo gǣþ ūt mid him þrīm oþþe fēower sīðum on mōnaþ.
    She goes out with him three or four times a month.

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Descendants

Etymology 2

See manian.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmonɑθ/

Verb

monaþ

  1. Alternative form of manaþ; third-person singular present indicative of manian
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