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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Mensk, mense, sb. proper conduct, more generally honor.
From Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch by Flom, George Tobias
Actum apud hospitale juxta Corbolium, anno Domini MCCLI., mense Julii.
From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I by Lea, Henry Charles
Toto mense Aprili nullus fere dies, quo non recitaret aliquis.
From A Dialogue Concerning Oratory, Or The Causes Of Corrupt Eloquence The Works Of Cornelius Tacitus, Volume 8 (of 8); With An Essay On His Life And Genius, Notes, Supplements by Tacitus, Cornelius
Little mense o' the cheeks to bite aff the nose.
From The Proverbs of Scotland by Hislop, Alexander
Celebre inter observatores hujus ævi nomen adeptus est Godfredus Kirchius, astronomus nuper regius in Societate Scienciarum Berlinensi; mense Julio A, 1710 mortuus.
From Woman in Science With an Introductory Chapter on Woman's Long Struggle for Things of the Mind by Zahm, John Augustine
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