mæg
See also: má ég
Louisiana Creole
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from French maigre (“meagre, skinny”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mæɡ/
- Rhymes: -æɡ
Adjective
mæg
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology 1
From Proto-West Germanic *māg (“kin”).
Cognate with Middle Dutch maech (Dutch maag), Old High German māg, Gothic 𐌼𐌴𐌲𐍃 (mēgs, “son-in-law”), Swedish måg (“make”).
Alternative forms
- ᛗᚫᚷ (mæġ) — Runic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mæːj/
Noun
mǣġ m
- relative, kinsman
- 10th century, The Wanderer:
- þonne māga ġemynd · mōd ġeondhweorfeð,
grēteð glīwstafum, · ġeorne ġeondsċēawað
seċġa ġeseldan. · Swimmað oft on weġ.- when mind goes through memory of kinsmen,
greets with mirths, eagerly looks through
comrades of men. They often swim away.
- when mind goes through memory of kinsmen,
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mǣġ | māgas, mǣġas |
| accusative | mǣġ | māgas, mǣġas |
| genitive | mǣġes | māga |
| dative | mǣġe | māgum |
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Alternative forms
- mege
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mæːj/
Noun
mǣġ f
Declension
Strong ō-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mǣġ | mǣġa, mǣġe |
| accusative | mǣġe | mǣġa, mǣġe |
| genitive | mǣġe | mǣġa |
| dative | mǣġe | mǣġum |
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mæj/
Noun
mæġ n
- alternative form of mæġen
Etymology 4
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mæj/
Verb
mæġ
- first/third-person singular present of magan