Definition
A person granted or protected by grith; someone living under the protection of a sanctuary or peace agreement.
Etymology
Compound of 'grith' and 'man,' referring to a person who had been granted safety or sanctuary in Anglo-Saxon legal systems.
Kelly Says
A grithman could literally survive by living in a grith—medieval records show refugees and outlaws spending years in monastery grith zones, effectively beyond the reach of secular law.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንቁላብ ሰው
en-k-u-lab sew
ARالعربية
رجل من الحجر
rajul min al-hajar
BNবাংলা
পাথরের মানুষ
path-rer manush
CACatalà
home de pedra
ho-meh deh pee-eh-dra
CSČeština
kamenný muž
ka-men-nyy muzh
DADansk
stenmand
sten-mand
DEDeutsch
Steinmann
shtayn-mann
ELΕλληνικά
άνθρωπος από πέτρα
an-thro-pos apo pe-tra
ESEspañol
hombre de piedra
om-breh deh pee-eh-dra
FAفارسی
مردی از سنگ
mard-e az sang
FISuomi
kiviukki
kee-vee-ook-kee
FRFrançais
homme de pierre
om-meh deh pee-ehr
GUGU
રોક માણસ
roh-k ma-an-s
HAHA
mutumin kankara
moo-tee-min ka-n-ka-ra
HEעברית
איש אבן
ish e-van
HIहिन्दी
पत्थर का आदमी
path-thar ka a-da-mee
HUMagyar
kőember
koh-em-ber
IDBahasa Indonesia
manusia batu
ma-noo-see-ah ba-too
IGIG
nwoke ala
n-wo-keh ah-lah
ITItaliano
uomo di pietra
oo-moh deh pee-eh-tra
MRMR
शिला माणूस
shi-la ma-nus
MSBahasa Melayu
manusia batu
ma-noo-see-ah ba-too
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောက်လူ
kyaw-k-lu
NLNederlands
steenmens
steen-menz
NONorsk
steinmann
stein-mann
PAPA
石 ਦਾ ਮਨੁੱਖ
sheh da ma-nukh
PLPolski
mężczyzna z kamienia
men-zhi-zna z ka-me-nee-ya
PTPortuguês
homem de pedra
oh-m-eh deh pee-eh-dra
RORomână
omăt de piatră
oh-mat deh pee-ah-tra
RUРусский
каменный человек
kamen-nyy che-lo-vek
SVSvenska
stenman
sten-man
SWKiswahili
mtu wa jiwe
moo-too wah jee-weh
TAதமிழ்
கற்களின் மனிதன்
kar-ka-lin man-ithan
TEతెలుగు
చంటి మనిషి
cham-ti ma-ni-shi
TLTL
tao sa bato
tah-oh sah ba-toh
TRTürkçe
taş adam
tahsh ah-dam
UKУкраїнська
кам'яний чоловік
kam'yan-y chy-lo-vek
URاردو
پتھر کا آدمی
path-thar ka a-da-mee
VITiếng Việt
người đá
ngoo-ee dah
YOYO
ọmọ ṣọ̀rọ̀
oh-moh sho-roh
ZUZU
umuntu wezinkomo
oo-moo-too weh-zin-koo-moh
Ethical Language Guidance
Gender History
Old English 'grithman' refers to a man pledged to keep the peace; gendered term that excluded women from this protective covenant status.
Inclusive Usage
Use 'grith-pledged person' or 'peace-pledged individual' to denote status without gender assumption.
Inclusive Alternatives
["grith-pledged person","peace-pledged individual","grith-keeper"]