Magd
English edit
Proper noun edit
Magd
- (Oxford University slang) Clipping of Magdalen, referring to Magdalen College, Oxford.
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German maget, magt, from Old High German magad, from Proto-West Germanic *magaþ, from Proto-Germanic *magaþs, from Proto-Indo-European *mogʰus (“young person”). Near cognates include Dutch meid, maagd, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌸𐍃 (magaþs) and English maid.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /maːkt/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /maːxt/ (northern and central Germany; now chiefly colloquial)
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aːkt
- Homophone: Markt (some speakers)
Noun edit
Magd f (genitive Magd, plural Mägde, diminutive Mägdlein n or Mägdelein n or Mägdchen n, masculine Knecht)
- maid; female servant, especially on a farm
- 1808, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, “Garten”, in Faust: Der Tragödie erster Teil [Faust, Part One][1]:
- Wir haben keine Magd; muß kochen, fegen, stricken / Und nähn, und laufen früh und spat;
- We have no maid; must cook, sweep, knit / and sew, and walk early and late;
- Luther Bible 1912, The Book of Ruth 3, 9:
- Und er sprach: Wer bist du? Sie antwortete: Ich bin Ruth, deine Magd. Breite deine Decke über deine Magd; denn du bist der Erbe.
- And he said: Who are you? She replied: I am Ruth, your maid. Spread your blanket over your maid; because you are the heir.
- (dated of the Virgin Mary, otherwise archaic) virgin
- (archaic) girl, young woman
- 1808, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, “Vor dem Thor”, in Faust: Der Tragödie erster Teil [Faust, Part One][2]:
- Ein starkes Bier, ein beizender Toback, / Und eine Magd im Putz das ist nun mein Geschmack.
- A strong beer, a bitter tobacco, / And a well-dressed maid, that's my taste now.
Declension edit
Declension of Magd [feminine]
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “Magd” in Duden online
- “Magd” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Magd” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.