mense
Americannoun
verb (used with object)
Other Word Forms
- menseful adjective
- menseless adjective
Etymology
Origin of mense
1490–1500; variant (north) of mensk, Middle English menske courtesy, honor < Old Norse menska humanity, cognate with Old English menniscu literally, the human state; akin to mensch. See man, -ish 1
Example Sentences
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Ah, there's nae mense to be had o' you!
From The Shepherd's Calendar Volume I (of II) by Hogg, James
Nam vt plurimum in mense Aprili aut Maio soluitur, & Occidentem versus propellitur, nec ante Ianuarium aut Februarium sæpissimè etiam tardius redit.
From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 01 by Hakluyt, Richard
Mater, ades, florum, ludis celebranda jocosis: Distuleram partes mense priore tuas.
From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.
Acta sunt hec sub anno indict’one pontificat’ mense die ... supad’cis.
From A Chronicle of London from 1089 to 1483 Written in the Fifteenth Century, and for the First Time Printed from MSS. in the British Museum by Nicolas, Nicholas Harris, Sir
Little mense o' the cheeks to bite aff the nose.
From The Proverbs of Scotland by Hislop, Alexander
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