mægden

See also: Mägden

Old English

Alternative forms

mǣden

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *magadīn.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmæj.den/

Noun

mæġden n

girl
virgin, young unmarried woman

Declension

Declension of mægden (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	mæġden	mæġdenu
accusative	mæġden	mæġdenu
genitive	mæġdenes	mæġdena
dative	mæġdene	mæġdenum

Antonyms

cniht

Derived terms

Descendants

Middle English: maiden, meiden, maydene, mayde, maide
- English: maiden
- Scots: maidin
→ Middle Irish: maigden (see there for further descendants)

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