mægeþhad
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Composed of mæġeþ (“virgin”) + -hād (“-hood”). Compare Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌸𐌴𐌹 (magaþei, “virginity”), with the same first element.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmæ.jeθˌxɑːd/, [ˈmæ.jeθˌhɑːd]
Noun
mæġeþhād m
- virginity
- c. 992, Ælfric, "On the Purification of St. Mary"
- 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
Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mæġeþhād | mæġeþhādas |
| accusative | mæġeþhād | mæġeþhādas |
| genitive | mæġeþhādes | mæġeþhāda |
| dative | mæġeþhāde | mæġeþhādum |