mægþ

See also: mægþ- and maegth

Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *magaþs, from Proto-Indo-European *mogʷʰótis (“girl”), feminine form of *mogʰus (“boy”) (whence magu, mǣġ).

Cognate with Old Saxon magað, Old High German magad (German Magd), Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌸𐍃 (magaþs), Dutch maagd.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mæjθ/

Noun

mæġþ f (nominative plural mæġþ or mæġþe)

  1. girl; virgin, maiden, woman, wife
Declension
Declension of mægþ (strong consonant stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative mæġþ mæġþ
accusative mæġþ mæġþ
genitive mæġþ, mæġþe mæġþa
dative mæġþ mæġþum
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From mǣġ (“kin”) +‎ -þ (suffix forming abstract nouns). Compare the formation of modern English kindred.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mæːjθ/

Noun

mǣġþ f (nominative plural mǣġþa or mǣġþe)

  1. family, kindred
  2. a tribe or nation

Declension
Declension of mægþ (strong ō-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative mǣġþ mǣġþa, mǣġþe
accusative mǣġþe mǣġþa, mǣġþe
genitive mǣġþe mǣġþa
dative mǣġþe mǣġþum

Descendants

Etymology 3

From Proto-Germanic *maigiþō (“shamelessness, wantonness, wickedness”), from *maigaz (“wicked, shameless”).

Alternative forms
  • ġemǣgþ, ġemægþ, ġemǣhþ

Noun

mǣgþ f (nominative plural mǣgþe)

  1. importunate desire; ambition; greed
  2. power, greatness
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