mægþhad

Old English

Etymology 1

From mæġþ (“virgin, maiden”) +‎ -hād (“-hood”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmæjθhɑːd/

Noun

mæġþhād m

  1. virginity, chastity

Etymology 2

From mǣġþ (“kindred”) +‎ -hād (“-hood”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmæːjθhɑːd/

Noun

mǣġþhād m

  1. kinship, relationship
    Ne gedyrstlæce nan man be mægþhade butan soðre lufe. —Homilies of Ælfric, vol. 1. (Let no man presume upon kinship without true love)
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