Old English · noun
mægeþhad
Normalised mæġeþhād
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈmæ.jeθˌxɑːd/[ˈmæ.jeθˌhɑːd]
- Syllables
- ˈmæ · jeθ · ˌxɑːd (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- virginity
Meaning
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virginity
Mæġeþhād is ǣġðer ġe on wǣpnedmannum ġe on wīfmannum.
Virginity is in both males and females.
c. 992, Ælfric, "On the Purification of St. Mary"
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mæġeþhād | mæġeþhādas |
| Accusative | mæġeþhād | mæġeþhādas |
| Genitive | mæġeþhādes | mæġeþhāda |
| Dative | mæġeþhāde | mæġeþhādum |
All forms (6)
Etymology
Composed of mæġeþ (“virgin”) + -hād (“-hood”). Compare Gothic (magaþei, “virginity”), with the same first element.
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