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manian

  • verb [ weak ]
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manian, <b>, manigean, monian;</b> p. ode.
Wright's OE grammar
§536;
to bring to mind what ought to be done, to urge upon one what ought to be done, to admonish, exhort, instigate
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  • Ðonne manige ic ðæt gé eów álésan of eówrum synnum.

    • Blickl. Homl. 51, 32.
  • Ic myngige and manige manna gehwylcne ðæt hé his ágene dǽda georne smeáge,

    • 109, 11.
  • Manaþ

    cohortatur, ammonet,

    • Hpt. Gl. 451, 52.
  • Uton forhradian Godes ansýne on andetnysse, swá swá se wítega ús manaþ,

    • Homl. Th. ii. 124, 24.
  • Monaþ módes lust tó féran,

    • Exon. 82a
    • ;
    • Th. 308, 7
    • ;
    • Seef. 36.
  • Ealle ða gemoniaþ módes fúsne féran tó síþe . . . swylce geác monaþ,

    • Th. 309, 6
    • ;
    • Seef. 53.
  • Menede

    instigavit, monuit,

    • Hpt. Gl. 511, 30.
  • manode hig georne ðæt hig Moyses ǽ heóldon,

    • Jos. 23, 6.
  • Manade,

    • Bd. 5, 13
    • ;
    • S. 632, 11.
  • Agustinus Brytta biscopas for rihtgeleáffulra sibbe lǽrde and monade

    (monuerit),

    • 2, 2
    • ;
    • S. 502, 3.
  • Hine mid ðisum wordum manode,

    • Homl. Th. ii. 130, 33.
  • Hí hí manedon and lǽrdon ðæt hí him wǽpno worhton,

    • Bd. 1, 12
    • ;
    • S. 481, 5.
  • Ongan hí manigean and lǽran ðæt hí sibbe hæfdon,

    • 2, 2
    • ;
    • S. 502, 8.
  • Manian,

    • Byrht. Th. 138, 31
    • ;
    • By. 228.
  • Maniende

    instigantes, incitantes, cohortantes,

    • Hpt. Gl. 416, 23.
to bring to mind what, should not be forgotten, to admonish, remind, suggest, prompt
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  • Forþon ic eów manige ealle ðæt

    therefore I remind you all of it,

    • Blickl. Homl. 143, 7.
  • Hér ús manaþ and mynegaþ be (

    we are here reminded of

    )

    ðisse hálgan tíde weorþunga,

    • 161, 3.
  • Manaþ swá and myndgaþ sárum wordum

    • Beo. Th. 4120
    • ;
    • B. 2057.
  • Mec ðæs þearf monaþ, micel módes sorg,

    • Exon. 76a
    • ;
    • Th. 285, 21
    • ;
    • Jul. 717.
to tell what ought to be done, to teach, instruct, advise
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  • Hé hié mid ðissum wordum lǽrde and manode

    he taught them what they should do in these words,

    • Blickl. Homl. 169, 12.
  • Hé ús lǽrde and monade, hú wé ús gebiddan sceoldan,

    • 19, 36.
  • Hé dyde swá swá hé manede,

    • Homl. Th. i. 238, 23.
  • God bebeád Moyse ðæt hémanode ðæt folc, ðæt swá hwá swá ábiten wǽre, besáwe up tó ðære ǽrenan næddran,

    • ii. 238, 17.
  • Heó lǽrde hine and manede, ðæt ðæt ne gedafenade, ðæt hé sceolde his freónd on gold bebycgean,

    • Bd. 2, 12
    • ;
    • S. 514, 37.
  • Fæder ongon his mago monian (cf. l. 13 lǽrde),

    • Exon. 80 b
    • ;
    • Th. 303, 28
    • ;
    • Fä 60.
to claim of a person (acc.) what is due (gen); in jus vocare (cf. the Prankish ad malium mannire, and the use of monere in the laws.
  • v. Grmm. R. A. 842;.
Mod. Ger. mahnen to ask payment of a debt
:
Icel. mana to provoke, challenge)
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  • Hwane manaþ God máran gafoles ðonne ðone biscop

    of whom will God demand more tribute, than of the bishop?

    • Blickl. Homl. 45, 16.
  • Drihten manaþ ǽghwylcne man ðæs ðe hé him hér syleþ,

    • 49, 31.
  • Ðam ðe Drihten micel syleþ, mycles hé hine eft manaþ.

    • Wulfst. 261, 22: 148, 18.
  • For*-*gield mé ðín líf . . . ðæs lífes ic manige,

    • Exon. 29b
    • ;
    • Th. 90, 24
    • ;
    • Cri. 1479.
  • Láþ se ðe londes monaþ, leóf se ðe máre beódeþ,

    • 89b
    • ;
    • Th. 337, 5
    • ;
    • Gn. Ex. 60.
  • Ðá cwæþ se ðe ðæs feós manode,

    • Shrn. 127, 30.
  • Mana ðone ðæs ángyldes,

    • L. In. 22
    • ;
    • Th. i. 116, 11.
[
O. Sax. manón
:
O. Frs. monia to admonish; to claim (with gen.)
:
O. H. Ger. manón, manén monere, suggerere with acc. of person (and gen. of thing)
],
Similar entries
v. á-, fore-, ge-manian; maniend, manung.
Linked entries
v.  ge-manian manung mynegian.
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