mægdenhad
Old English
Etymology
Composed of mæġden + -hād.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmæj.denˌxɑːd/, [ˈmæj.denˌhɑːd]
Noun
mæġdenhād m
- girlhood
- virginity
Declension
Declension of mægdenhad (strong a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mæġdenhād | mæġdenhādas |
| accusative | mæġdenhād | mæġdenhādas |
| genitive | mæġdenhādes | mæġdenhāda |
| dative | mæġdenhāde | mæġdenhādum |
Descendants
- Middle English: maȝdenhad, meidenhod, maydenhode
- English: maidenhood
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “mægdenhád”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.