manred

== English == === Etymology 1 === 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/). ==== Alternative forms ==== mandred (obsolete) ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈmænɹɪd/, /ˈmænɹɛd/ ==== Noun ==== manred (countable and uncountable, plural manreds) (now historical) Vassals collectively; the men a feudal lord can call upon in wartime. (obsolete) Homage, allegiance; support of one's feudal superior. (obsolete, rare) The leader of a troop or retinue. === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Welsh manred (“atom, mote”), formed from mân (“small”) +‎ rhed (“course, flow”) in the 19th century. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈmænɹɛd/, /ˈmænɹɪd/ ==== Noun ==== manred (uncountable) (Celtic paganism, Theosophy) The primal substance of the Universe === Anagrams === Erdman, Mander, Marden, Menard, Redman, damner, mander, mrenda, randem, red man, redman, remand == Middle English == === Noun === manred alternative form of manrede == Welsh == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmanrɛd/ === Etymology 1 === mân (“fine”) +‎ rhed (“course, flow”). ==== Noun ==== manred m (plural manredau) (obsolete or literary) atom, mote Synonyms: mymryn, gronyn (obsolete or literary) matter Synonym: mater ==== Mutation ==== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== manred nasal mutation of banred (“(knight) banneret”) ==== Mutation ==== === Further reading === R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “manred”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies