Manks

manks English Pronunciation en /mæŋks/, mănks en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Manx.wav Southern England Etymology 1 Altered from non Maniske, from assumed en non *manskr, an adjectival form of non Mǫn Isle of Man, from en sga Mana; compare with nb mansk. Adjective en Manx. en c. 1648 William Blundell A History of the Isle of Man the others marry with the Manks women, so their children become natives. en 1850 w:Thomas Keightley The Fairy Mythology London H.G. Bohn 403 The cause was, he courted a pretty Manks maid who lived in a bower beneath the blue tree of Glen Aldyn, and therefore was absent from the Fairy court during the Re-hollys vooar yn ouyr, or harvest-moon, being engaged dancing in the merry glen of Rushen. Proper noun en Manx. en 1835 Archibald Cregeen Dictionary of the Manks Language Those who reckon the extirpation of the Manks language to be a necessary step towards the general extension of English which they deem essential Etymology 2 Proper noun en proper noun form en Mank Etymology 3 Adjective en colloquial Something from the English city of Manchester; short for Mancunian, usually "Mancs" Noun en noun form variant en Manc Synonyms en Mancunian