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Maid
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maid
English
Proper noun
1
en astronomy astrology The constellation and zodiacal sign Virgo.
en 1668 ‘Godfridus’ The Knowledge of Things Unknown G.P. for G. Sawbridge London 20 Virgo, the Maid, guideth the Womb, Midriff and Guts.
en 7 Feb 1889 The Herald Melbourne 4 3 The diamond is said to typify innocence, and it is also associated with Virgo, the maid, in the Signs of the Zodiac, whilst the ruby is associated with the sign Aries, the ram.
en 14 Nov 1947 Mountain District Free Press and Frentree Gully News Tecoma, Vic. 8 2 For they are so easy to recall if you do it in associated pairs—like the Maid and the Twins, the Bull and the Rain, the Fishes and the Scales.
Joan of Arc
German
Etymology
From de gmh mait, gmh meit, contracted form of de goh maget, thus a de Magd 1 maid. Cognates with nl meid, nl maagd, nds Meid, nds Maagd, got 𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌸𐍃 and en maid.
Pronunciation
de /maɪ̯t/
de De-Maid.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de meid
Noun
f
de now poetic girl, maiden, virgin
de Leb wohl, du holde Maid! Farewell, you dainty maiden!
Declension
f
Related terms
de Mädchen
de Magd
Further reading
de Female people