mæcg

Old English

Alternative forms

• meċġ

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”)

 

Related terms

• mæċġa (“a man”)

Descendants

• Middle English: megge