mægdenhad

Old English

Etymology

From mæġden +‎ -hād.

Noun

mæġdenhād m

  1. Maidenhood, virginity.
  2. Girlhood.

Declension
Declension of mægdenhad (strong u-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative mæġdenhād mæġdenhāda
accusative mæġdenhād mæġdenhāda
genitive mæġdenhāda mæġdenhāda
dative mæġdenhāda mæġdenhādum

Descendants
  • Middle English: maȝdenhad, meidenhod, maydenhode

References
  • mægdenhád in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
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