*magaþs

Runic: ᛗᚨᚷᚨᚦᛊ Pronunciation: /ˈmɑ.ɣɑθs/

noun · feminine · consonant stem

Meanings

maiden, girl
virgin

Etymology

From pre-Germanic *magʰ-ot-(i-), a feminine derivative of *maguz (‘boy’), but this pair of words is likely of foreign or substrate origin. Compare *brūdiz (‘bride’) for the suffix.

Declension

Case	Singular	Plural
Nom.	magaþs	magaþiz
Acc.	magaþų	magaþunz
Gen.	magaþiz	magaþǫ̂
Dat.	magaþi	magaþumaz
Inst.	magaþē	magaþumiz
Voc.	magaþ	magaþiz

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Descendants

*magaþ (Proto-West Germanic)
- magith (Old Dutch)
  - māget, meit (Middle Dutch)
    - maagd, meid (Dutch)
*magaþ (Proto-West Germanic)
- mæġeþ, mæġþ (Old English)
  - mæið, meið, maið, maȝþ (Middle English)
*magaþ (Proto-West Germanic)
- megith, megeth, mageth (Old Frisian)
  - Moagd (Saterland Frisian)
  - maegd, meide, meidzje (West Frisian)
*magaþ (Proto-West Germanic)
- magad (Old High German)
  - maget, magt, mait (Middle High German)
    - Magd, Maid (German)
    - Mod (Luxembourgish)
    - מויד (moyd), מאַד (mad) (Yiddish)
*magaþ (Proto-West Germanic)
- magath (Old Saxon)
  - māget, mait, meit, meyt (Middle Low German)
    - Maid (German Low German)
𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌸𐍃 (magaþs) (Gothic)

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