Reconstruction:Middle Irish/maigdenas

This Middle Irish entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Middle Irish

Etymology

maigden +‎ -as

Noun

*maigdenas m

1. maidenhead, virginity

Descendants

• Irish: maighdeanas
• Manx: moidynys
• Scottish Gaelic: maighdeannas

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “maigdenas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language