fæmne
Old English
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editEtymology
editFrom Proto-West Germanic *faimnijā (“girl”), related to (but not directly cognate with) Old Saxon fēmea, fēhmia, West Frisian faam, Icelandic feima (“maiden”). Unrelated to Latin fēmina (“female, woman”), and probably also to Latin famula (“female servant”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editfǣmne f
Usage notes
edit- Though this word is the normal Early West Saxon word for "virgin," the normal EWS word for "virginity" is not fǣmnhād but mæġeþhād.
Declension
editDeclension of fǣmne (weak)