mæg

See also: má ég

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

1. a kinsman or male relative
   • 5th Century C.E., Undley bracteate

     mægæ medu

     meed (reward) for the kinsman

   mǣġburg ― family, genealogy

   mǣġhǣmed ― incest

   mǣġsibbung ― family reconciliation

   mǣġhand ― true heir, natural heir, heir by birth

   mǣġcūþ ― related

   mǣġcnafa ― youthful relative

   mǣġwlite ― family aspect; species, form

Declension

Declension of mǣġ (strong a-stem)

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

Derived terms

• mǣġþ
• mǣġbana
• mǣġburh

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mæːj/

Noun

mǣġ f

1. a kinswoman or female relative

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mæj/

Noun

mæġ m

1. power, might

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mæj/

Verb

mæġ

1. first/third-person singular present of magan