mægeþ

Old English

Alternative forms

mæġþ

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *magaþ, from Proto-Germanic *magaþs.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmæ.jeθ/

Noun

mæġeþ f (poetic)

girl, virgin
woman, wife

Declension

Declension of mægeþ (consonant stem, irregular)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	mæġeþ	mæġeþ
accusative	mæġeþ	mæġeþ
genitive	mæġeþ	mæġþa
dative	mæġeþ	mæġþum

Derived terms

Descendants

Middle English: mæið, meið, maið, maȝþ
- English: maid
- Scots: maid

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