mæg

See also: má ég

Louisiana Creole

Alternative forms

mèg

Etymology

From French maigre (“meagre, skinny”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mæɡ/

Adjective

mæg

skinny, thin.

Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *mēgaz (“kin”). Cognate with Middle Dutch maech (Dutch maag), Old High German māg, Gothic 𐌼𐌴𐌲𐍃 (mēgs, “son-in-law”), Swedish måg (“make”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mæːj/

Noun

mǣġ m

a relative

Declension

Declension of mæg (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	mǣġ	māgas
accusative	mǣġ	māgas
genitive	mǣġes	māga
dative	mǣġe	māgum

Derived terms

mǣġþ
mǣġbana
mǣġburg

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mæːj/

Noun

mǣġ f

female relative

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mæj/

Noun

mæġ m

power, might

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mæj/

Verb

mæġ

first/third-person singular present of magan

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