mæg
See also: mæg- and má ég
Old English
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *mēgaz (“kin”). Cognate with Middle Dutch maech (Dutch maag), Old High German māg, Gothic 𐌼𐌴𐌲𐍃 (mēgs, “son-in-law”), Swedish måg (“make”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mæːj/
Noun
mǣġ m
- a kinsman or male relative
- 5th Century CE, Undley bracteate
- mægæ medu
- meed (reward) for the kinsman
- mægæ medu
- 5th Century CE, Undley bracteate
Declension
Derived terms
- mǣġþ
- mǣġbana
- mǣġburh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mæːj/
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mæj/
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mæj/
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