mægden

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Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

mǣden

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *magadīn.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈmæj.den/

Noun[edit]

mæġden n

girl
virgin, young unmarried woman

Declension[edit]

Declension of mægden (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	mæġden	mæġdenu
accusative	mæġden	mæġdenu
genitive	mæġdenes	mæġdena
dative	mæġdene	mæġdenum

Antonyms[edit]

cniht

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

Middle English: mayden, maiden, maidene, medene, maden, madane; mædene, mæidene, maȝden, meidene
- English: maiden
- Scots: maidin
- Yola: mydhen
→ Middle Irish: maigden (see there for further descendants)

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