Manu definitions Merriam Webster's noun Etymology: Sanskrit Date: 1839 the ... the human race and giver of the religious laws of Manu according to Hindu mythology Webster's 1913 Dictionary Manu Ma"nu, n. [Skr.] (Hind. Myth.) One of a series ...
... Flood in the Rig Veda, but in the laws of Manu we are told that a fish said to Manu, "A deluge will sweep all creatures away ..... Build a vessel ... thee ..... When the Deluge came, he had entered the vessel. .... Manu fastened the cable of the ship to the horn of ... and in proportion as the waters decrease, thou shalt descend.' Manu descended with the waters, and this is what is called the Descent of Manu on the mountains of the North. The Deluge had carried away all creatures, and Manu remained alone" (translated by Max Muller). 5. The Chinese ...
Manure definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary MANU'RE, v.t. [L.manus, hand, and ouvrer, to work ... corps of half her senate Manure the fields of Thessaly. MANU'RE, n. Any matter which fertilizes land, as the contents ... mainouverer, meinourer to till (land), construct, create, from Medieval Latin manu operare to perform manual labor, from Latin manu by hand + operari to work — more at operate Date: 15th ...
Manuscript definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary MAN'USCRIPT, n. [L. manu scriptum, written with the hand.] A book or paper written ... syn: manuscript, holograph] Merriam Webster's I. adjective Etymology: Latin manu scriptus Date: 1597 written by hand or typed < manuscript letters ... manuscript). --adj. written by hand. Etymology: med.L manuscriptus f. manu by hand + scriptus past part. of scribere write Webster's 1913 Dictionary Manuscript Man"u*script, a. [L. manu scriptus. See Manual, and Scribe.] Written with or by the ...
... Merriam Webster's noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English manu; akin to Old High German mana mane, Latin monile necklace ... Derivatives: maned adj. (also in comb.). maneless adj. Etymology: OE manu f. Gmc Webster's 1913 Dictionary Mane Mane, n. [AS. manu; akin to OD. mane, D. maan, G. m["a]hne ...
Manuring definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary MANU'RING, ppr. Dressing or overspreading land with manure; fertilizing. MANU'RING, n. A dressing or spread of manure on land ...
... human; akin to Old High German man human being, Sanskrit manu Date: before 12th century 1. a. (1) an individual human ... r, for mannr, Dan. Mand, Sw. man, Goth. manna, Skr. manu, manus, and perh. to Skr. man to think, and E ...
... French maintenir, maynteiner, from Medieval Latin manuten?re, from Latin manu ten?re to hold in the hand Date: 14th century ... maintainability n. Etymology: ME f. OF maintenir ult. f. L manu tenere hold in the hand Webster's 1913 Dictionary Maintain ...
... Webster's noun (plural amanuenses) Etymology: Latin, from (servus) a manu slave with secretarial duties Date: 1619 one employed to write ... manuscripts. 2 a literary assistant. Etymology: L f. (servus) a manu secretary + -ensis belonging to Webster's 1913 Dictionary Amanuensis A ...