< Reconstruction:Middle Irish
Reconstruction:Middle Irish/maigdenas
Middle Irish
Etymology
maigden + -as
Noun
*maigdenas m
- maidenhead, virginity
Descendants
- Irish: maighdeanas
- Manx: moidynys
- Scottish Gaelic: maighdeannas
References
- Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “maigdenas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language