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)

1. girl, virgin
2. 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

• mæġden
• mæġeþblæd
• mæġeþhād

Descendants

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