mægden

See also: Mägden

Old English

Alternative forms

mǣden

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *magadīną, from Proto-Indo-European *mogʷʰotīnom, diminutive of *mogʷʰótis (“girl”) (whence mæġþ). Cognate with Old High German magatin.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmæjden/

Noun

mæġden n

girl
virgin, young unmarried woman

Declension

Declension of mægden (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	mæġden	mæġdenu
accusative	mæġden	mæġdenu
genitive	mæġdenes	mæġdena
dative	mæġdene	mæġdenum

Derived terms

mæġdenhād

Descendants

English: maiden
Irish: maighdean

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