mægþ
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See also: maegth
Old English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Alteration of earlier mæġeþ, with irregular syncope. See there for more.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
mæġþ f
- Alternative form of mæġeþ
Declension[edit]
Declension of mægþ (consonant stem, irregular)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | mæġþ | mæġþ |
accusative | mæġþ | mæġþ |
genitive | mæġþ | mæġþa |
dative | mæġþ | mæġþum |
Etymology 2[edit]
From mǣġ (“a relative”) + -þ (suffix forming abstract nouns). Compare the formation of modern English kindred.
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
mǣġþ f
Declension[edit]
Declension of mægþ (strong ō-stem)
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → English: maegth (learned)
Etymology 3[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *maigiþō (“shamelessness, wantonness, wickedness”), from *maigaz (“wicked, shameless”).
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
mǣgþ f
Related terms[edit]
Categories:
- Old English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old English lemmas
- Old English nouns
- Old English feminine nouns
- Old English terms suffixed with -þ
- Old English ō-stem nouns
- Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- ang:Family
- ang:Female family members
- ang:Female people