mægden

See also: Mägden

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *magadīn.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmæj.den/

Noun

mæġden n

  1. girl
  2. virgin, young unmarried woman

Declension
Declension of mægden (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative mæġden mæġdenu
accusative mæġden mæġdenu
genitive mæġdenes mæġdena
dative mæġdene mæġdenum

Antonyms

Derived terms

Descendants
  • 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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