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mægþ

  • noun [ feminine ]
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Grammar
mægþ, <b>, mægeþ;</b> without inflection in the sing. and in the n. ac. pl., f.
Wright's OE grammar
§372; §414;
A maid, virgin, girl, maiden, woman (almost confined to poetry)
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  • Gif man mægþ gebigeþ ceápe geceápod sý gif hit unfácne is

    if a man make terms for his marriage with (lit. buys with a price, cf. Icel. kona mundi keypt) a woman, let the bargain stand, if it be without fraud,

    • L. Ethb. 77
      • ;
    • Th. i. 22, 1.

  • Wæs seó fǽmne geong, mægþ mánes leás (

    the Virgin Mary

    ),
    • Exon. 8 a
      • ;
    • Th. 3, 14
      • ;
    • Cri. 36.

  • On fǽmnan, mægeþ unmǽle,

    • 18 b
      • ;
    • Th. 45, 18
      • ;
    • Cri. 721: 122 b
      • ;
    • Th. 470, 14
      • ;
    • Hy. 11, 16.

  • Þa torhtan mægþ (

    Judith

    ),
    • Judth. 10
      • ;
    • Thw. 22, 1
      • ;
    • Jud. 35.

  • Mægþ scýne

    maiden fair,

    • Beo. Th. 6025
      • ;
    • B. 3016.

  • Ofer mægþ giunge,

    • Bt. Met. Fox 26, 134
      • ;
    • Met. 26, 67.

  • Þurh Judithe láre, mægþ módigre,

    • Judth. 12
      • ;
    • Thw. 26, 18
      • ;
    • Jud. 335.

  • Mægeþ, brýde ðínre (

    Sarah

    ),
    • Cd. 134
      • ;
    • Th. 169, 10
      • ;
    • Gen. 2797.

  • Hé ðære mægeþ (Guthlac's sister ) sceolde láce gelǽdan láð spel,

    • Exon. 52 a
      • ;
    • Th. 182, 27
      • ;
    • Gú. 1316.

  • Mægþ and mæcgas,

    • 45 a
      • ;
    • Th. 153, 29
      • ;
    • Gú. 833.

  • Mægeþ and mæcgas,

    • 113 a
      • ;
    • Th. 434, 7
      • ;
    • Rä. 51, 7.

  • Him tó nimaþ mægeþ tó gemæccum

    take to themselves maidens as mates,

    • Cd. 64
      • ;
    • Th. 76, 18
      • ;
    • Gen. 1259.

  • Mægþa síð

    the maidens' coming,

    • 123
      • ;
    • Th. 157, 11
      • ;
    • Gen. 2604: Beo. 1853
      • ;
    • B. 924.

  • Swá hwylc mægþa swá ðone magan cende,

    • 1890
      • ;
    • B. 943.

  • Mægþa cynnes

    of womankind,

    • Exon. 73 b
      • ;
    • Th. 275, 16
      • ;
    • Jul. 551.

  • Mægþum and mæcgum,

    • Cd. 55
      • ;
    • Th. 68, 26
      • ;
    • Gen. 1123.
Etymology
[
Goth. magaþs a maid, virgin
:
O. Sax. magað
:
O. Frs. megith
:
O. H. Ger. magad virgo
:
M. H. Ger. maget
:
Ger. magd
.]
Similar entries
v. heals-mægeþ.
Linked entries
v.  mægeþ.
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “mægþ.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/22116.

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