virgene
Old French
Alternative forms
- viergene
- virgine
- virgne
Etymology
From Latin virginem, accusative singular of virgō, possibly a borrowing.
Noun
virgene f (oblique plural virgenes, nominative singular virgene, nominative plural virgenes)
- virgin (on who has not had sexual intercourse)
Adjective
virgene m (oblique and nominative feminine singular virgene)
- virgin (not having had sexual intercourse)
Derived terms
- virge, verge
Descendants
- English: virgin
References
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (virgene)