mæcg

Old English

Alternative forms
  • meċġ

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *magjaz, diminutive of Proto-Germanic *maguz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmædd͡ʒ/

Noun

mæċġ m

  1. a man

Declension
Declension of mæcg (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative mæċġ mæċġas
accusative mæċġ mæċġas
genitive mæċġes mæċġa
dative mæċġe mæċġum

Derived terms
  • ambyhtmæċġ (“a servant or minister”)
  • earfeþmæċġ (“an unlucky, unhappy, or troubled man”)
  • ēoredmæċġ (“a horseman”)
  • gīgantmæċġ (“a giant”)
  • heremæċġ (“a warrior, a member of an army”)
  • hildemæċġ (“a warrior”)
  • oretmæċġ (“a combatant”)
  • wræcmæċġ (“a wretched or miserable man”)
  • mæċġa (“a man”)

Descendants
  • Middle English: megge
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