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▪ I. † mensk, n. Obs.
Forms: 3 mensca, mensce, menke, 3–6 mensk, menske, 5 menseke. (See also mense n.)
[a. ON. mennska humanity (Sw. menniska, Da. menneske), corresponding (exc. for declension) to OE. menniscu = OS., OHG. menniskî:—OTeut. type *manniskîn- wk. fem., f. *mannisko-: see mannish a.]
1. Humanity, kindness; graciousness, courtesy.
a1240Wohunge in Cott. Hom. 269 Menske and mildeschipe and debonairte of herte and dede. c1350Will. Palerne 313 Moch is þi mercy & þi miȝt, þi menske, & þi grace! 13..E.E. Allit. P. A. 163 A mayden of menske, ful debonere. a1440Sir Degrev. 83 He lovede welle almosdede, Powr men to cloth and ffede, Wyth menske and manhede.
2. Honour, dignity, reverence; pl. honours, dignities.
c1205Lay. 2535 Ah fourti wintre heore fader mid mensca heold his riche. Ibid. 2681. a 1225 Ancr. R. 192 Mid more menke, not ich non ancre þet habbe al þet hire neod is þene ȝe þreo habbeð. a1300Cursor M. 4245 Putifer..held ioseph in mensk and are. c1320Sir Tristr. 2118 More menske were it to þe Better for to do. 13..Gaw. & Gr. Knt. 2410 Sele you bytyde, & he ȝelde hit yow ȝare, þat ȝarkkez al menskes! 1375Barbour Bruce xvi. 621 Men sall se Quha lufis the kyngis mensk to-day! a1400Sir Perc. 1423 If..we foure kempys agayne one knyght, Littille menske wold to us lighte, If he were sone slayne. c1460Towneley Myst. xx. 175 Mensk be to this meneye! 1508Dunbar Tua Mariit Wemen 352, I maid that wif carll to werk all womenis werkis, And laid all manly materis and mensk in this eird. 1509Test. Ebor. (Surtees) V. 3 Ȝe shall have moch menske thereof.
b. An honour, credit, ornament.
a1225Ancr. R. 276 Þe meste menkes [C. menske] of þine nebbe, þet is, þet feirest del bitweonen smech muðes & neoses smel. a1240Wohunge in Cott. Hom. 281 Þu þat menske art of al mon kin, of alle bales bote, mon for to menske swuch schome þoledes.
▪ II. † mensk, a. Obs.
[a. ON. mennisk-r = OE. męnnisc: see mannish a.]
Worshipful, honourable.
13..Gaw. & Gr. Knt. 964 A mensk lady on molde.
▪ III. † mensk, v. Obs.
[f. mensk n.]
1. trans. To reverence or honour; to dignify, grace, favour.
a1225Juliana 7 He hire walde menskin wið al þat he mahte. a1300Cursor M. 2432 Þe king..commaunded thoru-out al his land Men suld him mensk and hald in hand. 1362Langl. P. Pl. A. iii. 177 For ȝit I may as I mihte menske þe wiþ ȝiftes And Meyntene þi Monhede more þen þou knowest. c1400Destr. Troy 1855 Send hom þat semly þat I sew fore, That he may menske hur with mariage. c1460Towneley Myst. ix. 140 Mahowne the menske, my lord kyng. c1470Gol. & Gaw. 446 Hym to mensk on mold withoutin manance.
2. To adorn; to render graceful.
13..E.E. Allit. P. B. 141 Þe abyt þat þou has vpon, no halyday hit menskez. 13..Gaw. & Gr. Knt. 153 A mere mantile abof, mensked with-inne, With pelure pured apert þe pane ful clene. c1330R. Brunne Chron. Wace (Rolls) 12460 To menske hit [a cloak] þer hit was wane. c1375Sc. Leg. Saints xxviii. (Margaret) 525 One þe morne, quhen sown was brycht, Þat menskis al þe warld of lycht [etc.]. |