mægeþhad
Appearance
Old English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Composed of mæġeþ (“virgin”) + -hād (“-hood”). Compare Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌸𐌴𐌹 (magaþei, “virginity”), with the same first element.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]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
[edit]Declension of mæġeþhād (strong a-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | mæġeþhād | mæġeþhādas |
accusative | mæġeþhād | mæġeþhādas |
genitive | mæġeþhādes | mæġeþhāda |
dative | mæġeþhāde | mæġeþhādum |