mægeþhad

Old English

Alternative forms

• mæġþhād

Etymology

Composed of mæġeþ (“virgin”) +‎ -hād (“-hood”). Compare Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌸𐌴𐌹 (magaþei, “virginity”), with the same first element.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmæ.jeθˌxɑːd/, [ˈmæ.jeθˌhɑːd]

Noun

mæġeþhād m

1. virginity
   • c. 992, Ælfric, "On the Purification of St. Mary"

     Mæġeþhād is ǣġðer ġe on wǣpnedmannum ġe on wīfmannum.

     Virginity is in both males and females.

Declension

Declension of mægeþhad (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	mæġeþhād	mæġeþhādas
accusative	mæġeþhād	mæġeþhādas
genitive	mæġeþhādes	mæġeþhāda
dative	mæġeþhāde	mæġeþhādum

See also

• fǣmne