wommanyssh
Middle English
Alternative forms
- wommanysshe, wommanisshe, wommanysche, wommanysch, wommanische, wommannysshe, womannyssh, womannyshe, wommanysh
Etymology
From womman + -yssh.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwumaniʃ/
Adjective
wommanyssh (plural wymmenyssh)
- Resembling or characteristic of a woman; feminine, womanly.
- (Of a man) Effeminate, womanish.
Synonyms
- wommanly
Related terms
- man
- womman
- wommanhede
- wommankin
- wommankynde
- wommanles
- wommanly
Descendants
- English: womanish, womannish
References
- “wǒmmanish (adj.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-06.