mægþhad

Old English

Etymology 1

From mæġþ (“virgin, maiden”) +‎ -hād (“-hood”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmæjθˌxɑːd/, [ˈmæjθˌhɑːd]

Noun

mæġþhād m

1. virginity, chastity

Etymology 2

From mǣġþ (“kindred”) +‎ -hād (“-hood”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmæːjθˌxɑːd/, [ˈmæːjθˌhɑːd]

Noun

mǣġþhād m

1. kinship, relationship

   Ne gedyrstlæce nan man be mægþhade butan soðre lufe. —Homilies of Ælfric, vol. 1. (Let no man presume upon kinship without true love)