mæcg

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *maggi, from Proto-Germanic *magjaz, diminutive of Proto-Germanic *maguz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mæjj/, [mæd͡ʒ]

Noun

mæċġ m

  1. a man

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative mæċġ mæċġas
accusative mæċġ mæċġas
genitive mæċġes mæċġa
dative mæċġe mæċġum

Derived terms

  • ambyhtmæċġ (“a servant or minister”)
  • earfeþmæċġ (“an unlucky, unhappy, or troubled man”)
  • ēoredmæċġ (“a horseman”)
  • gīgantmæċġ (“a giant”)
  • heremæċġ (“a warrior, a member of an army”)
  • hildemæċġ (“a warrior”)
  • ōretmæċġ (“a combatant”)
  • wræcmæċġ (“a wretched or miserable man”)

Descendants

  • Middle English: megge
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