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Old English · noun

magu

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong u-stem
IPA
/ˈmɑ.ɡu/
[ˈmɑ.ɣu]
Syllables
ˈmɑ · ɡu (2 syllables)
Modern English
boyson

Meaning

  1. boy, son

  2. servant, retainer

  3. man, hero, warrior

    Hwǣr cōm symbla ġesetu? · Hwǣr sindon seledrēamas? Ēalā beorht bune! · Ēalā byrnwiga! Ēalā þēodnes þrym! · Hū sēo þrāg ġewāt, ġenāp under nihthelm, · swā hēo nō wǣre.

    Whither did the horse come? Whither did the man come? Whither did the treasure-giver come? Whither did the seats of feasts come? Where are the hall-joys? Alack and alas, bright cup! Alack and alas, mailed warrior! Alack and alas, the army of the king! How did the time pass, grow dark under the cover of night, as if it never did.

    Hwǣr cōm mearg? Hwǣr cōm mago? · Hwǣr cōm māþþumġyfa?

Declension

Declension of magu
SingularPlural
Nominative magumaga
Accusative magumaga
Genitive magamaga
Dative magamagum

All forms (3)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *magu, from Proto-Germanic *maguz (“boy”), from Proto-Indo-European *mogʰus (“fellow, bachelor, unmarried”). Cognate with Old Saxon magu (“boy”), Old Norse mǫgr (“son, boy”), Gothic (magus, “child, boy”).

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