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mægþ

mægþ

See also: mægþ- and maegth

Old English

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mæjθ/

Noun

mæġþ f (nominative plural mæġþ or mæġþe)

  1. girl; virgin, maiden, woman, wife
Declension
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Etymology 2

From mæg (kin) + (suffix forming abstract nouns). Compare the formation of modern English kindred.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mæːjθ/

Noun

mǣġþ f (nominative plural mǣġþa or mǣġþe)

  1. family, kindred
  2. a tribe or nation

Etymology 3

From Proto-Germanic *maigiþō (shamelessness, wantonness, wickedness), from *maigaz (wicked, shameless).

Alternative forms

  • ġemǣgþ, ġemægþ, ġemǣhþ

Noun

mǣgþ f (nominative plural mǣgþe)

  1. importunate desire; ambition; greed
  2. power, greatness
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