mægþe

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See also: maegthe and mægðe

Old English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Probably related to Proto-Germanic *madarǭ (“madder”).^[1] Compare Middle Low German mēgedeblōme, Middle High German magetbluome.

Alternative forms[edit]

mageðe, mageþe, magoþe, mæġðe, mæġeðe, mæġþa

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈmæj.θe/, [ˈmæj.ðe]

Noun[edit]

mæġþe f

mayweed

Descendants[edit]

Middle English: maythe, maiwe, mathge, mauthe, mawȝt, mawt, mawth, mawþe, mayche, mayþe, meythe; mæȝeðe, meiðe; mawthen, maythes, maythen
- ⇒ English: mayweed, maidenweed

References[edit]

^ Sauer, H., Kubaschewski, E. (2018). Planting the Seeds of Knowledge: An Inventory of Old English Plant Names. Germany: Herbert Utz Verlag, p. 167

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

mæġþe

inflection of mæġþ:
1. dative singular
2. nominative/accusative plural

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