different between manlier vs mangier

English

Adjective

manlier

1. comparative form of manly: more manly

Anagrams

• Lierman, Mineral, marline, mineral, railmen, ramline

English

Adjective

mangier

1. comparative form of mangy: more mangy

Anagrams

• Germain, germain, germina, mearing, reaming

Middle English

Noun

mangier

1. Alternative form of manger

Norman

Pronunciation

• (Cotentin) IPA^(key): /mã??.?i/
• (Cotentin, partially) IPA^(key): /mã??.?ji/
• (Cotentin, partially) IPA^(key): /mu?.?i/
• (Pays de Caux, Pays de Bray, Rouen) IPA^(key): /mã.?e/
• (Pays de Bray partially ; Guernesey, Jersey) IPA^(key): /mã.?je/

Etymology

From Old French mangier.

Verb

mangier

1. (transitive) to eat

2. (intransitive) to eat

Conjugation

Synonyms

• mâquier (Pays de Caux, Pays de Bray, Rouen, partially in Cotentin)
• mougier (Cotentin, partially in Pays d'Auge)

Noun

mangier m (plural mangiers)

1. food, foodstuff.

Old French

Alternative forms

• manger
• menger
• mengier

Etymology

From Latin manduc?re, present active infinitive of manduc?. The stressed stem menju- are rather formed by analogy with the infinitive stem mang-, instead of resulting *manduc-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mãn?d?je?r]

Verb

mangier

1. to eat (consume food)

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -ier, with a palatal stem. These verbs are conjugated mostly like verbs in -er, but there is an extra i before the e of some endings. This verb has a stressed present stem menju distinct from the unstressed stem mang. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Noun

mangier m (oblique plural mangiers, nominative singular mangiers, nominative plural mangier)

1. food; nourishment

Descendants

• French: manger