mæcga

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmæj.jɑ/, [ˈmæd.d͡ʒɑ]

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *maggjō, from Proto-Germanic *magjô, from *maguz. Compare Old English mæċġ.

Noun

mæċġa m

1. a man

Declension

Declension of mæcga (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	mæċġa	mæċġan
accusative	mæċġan	mæċġan
genitive	mæċġan	mæċġena
dative	mæċġan	mæċġum

Derived terms

• gūþmæċġa
• ofermæċġa
• oretmæċġa
• wræcmæċġa

Descendants

• Middle English: megge

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

mæċġa

1. genitive plural of mæċġ