mægdenhad

Old English

Etymology

From mæġden +‎ -hād.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmæj.denˌxɑːd/, [ˈmæj.denˌhɑːd]

Noun

mæġdenhād m

1. maidenhood, virginity
2. girlhood

Declension

Declension of mæġdenhād (strong u-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	mæġdenhād	mæġdenhāda
accusative	mæġdenhād	mæġdenhāda
genitive	mæġdenhāda	mæġdenhāda
dative	mæġdenhāda	mæġdenhādum

Descendants

• Middle English: maȝdenhad, meidenhod, maydenhode
  • English: maidenhood

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “mægdenhád”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.