Etymology

manred

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Today it means: Vassals collectively; the men a feudal lord can call upon in wartime. Full definition →

Middle English manrede ← Old English manrǣden
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manred · noun1

  1. Old English · inherited frommanrǣden“dependence, homage, service, tribute, due”
  2. Middle English · inherited frommanrede
  3. English todaymanred

Inherited from Middle English manrede, manred, from Old English manrǣden (“dependence, homage, service, tribute, due”), equivalent to man + -red and a doublet of manrent. The expected Modern English form would be mandred (like kindred < Middle English kynrede), but the loss of the term from the spoken vernacular has arrested its normal phonological development (this also accounts for the pronunciation /ˈmænɹɛd/).

manred · noun2

  1. Welsh · borrowed frommanred“atom, mote”
  2. English todaymanred

Borrowed from Welsh manred (“atom, mote”), formed from mân (“small”) + rhed (“course, flow”) in the 19th century.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishmanrǣden all →

manrent

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