maguþegn

Old English

Alternative forms

• magoþeġn

Etymology

magu +‎ þeġn

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑ.ɡuˌθejn/, [ˈmɑ.ɣuˌθejn]

Noun

maguþeġn m (nominative plural maguþeġnas)

1. (poetic) servant, retainer
2. (poetic) man, warrior
   • 10th century, The Wanderer:

     mōdġe maguþeġnas. · Swā þēs middanġeard
     ealra dōgra ġehwām · drēoseð ond fealleþ,

     brave warriors. Thus this world
     perishes and falls to each of all days,

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	maguþeġn	maguþeġnas
accusative	maguþeġn	maguþeġnas
genitive	maguþeġnes	maguþeġna
dative	maguþeġne	maguþeġnum