mægden

See also: Mägden

Old English

Alternative forms

• mǣden

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *magadīn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmæj.den/

Noun

mæġden n

1. girl
2. virgin, young unmarried woman

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	mæġden	mæġdenu
accusative	mæġden	mæġdenu
genitive	mæġdenes	mæġdena
dative	mæġdene	mæġdenum

Antonyms

• cniht

Derived terms

• mæġdenhād
• mæġdenlīċ

 

Descendants

• Middle English: mayden, maiden, maidene, medene, maden, madane, mædene, mæidene, maȝden, meidene (Early Middle English)
  • English: maiden
  • Scots: maidin
  • Yola: mydhen
• → Middle Irish: maigden (see there for further descendants)