manrede

Middle English

Alternative forms

manred, manreden, monrede, monreden, mannrede
(Early ME) man ræden, man red, mon-raden, manraden

Etymology

From Old English manrǣden; equivalent to mon +‎ -reden.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmanrɛːd(ə)/, /ˈmanrɛːdən/, /ˈmɔn-/, /-rɛd-/

Noun

manrede (uncountable)

An oath of allegiance and duty.
(rare) An individual in one's service.
(rare) The act of sex.

Descendants

English: manred, manrent
Scots: manrent

References

“man-rēden, n.” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-04-28.

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