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Magd
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English
Proper noun
1. en Oxon slang en Magdalen, referring to Magdalen College, Oxford.
2. en Cantab slang en Magdalene, referring to Magdalene College, Cambridge.
German
Etymology
de :inh gmh:maget//magt<ety:inh<goh:magad>>
From de gmh maget, gmh magt, from de goh magad, from de gmw-pro *magaþ, from de gem-pro *magaþs. Cognates include nl meid, nl maagd, nds Meid, nds Maagd, got 𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌸𐍃 and en maid.
Pronunciation
de /maːkt/ standard
de /maːxt/ northern and central Germany; now chiefly colloquial
de De-Magd.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de aːkt 1
de Markt some speakers
Noun
f,^e ^lein,^elein,^chen Knecht
maid; female servant, especially on a farm
Garten Wir haben keine Magd; muß kochen, fegen, stricken / Und nähn, und laufen früh und spat; We have no maid; must cook, sweep, knit / and sew, and walk early and late;
Luther Bible 1912, The Book of Ruth 3, 9:
de Und er sprach: Wer bist du? Sie antwortete: Ich bin Ruth, deine Magd. Breite deine Decke über deine Magd; denn du bist der Erbe. And he said: Who are you? She replied: I am Ruth, your maid. Spread your blanket over your maid; because you are the heir.
de dated _ of the Virgin Mary otherwise _ archaic virgin
de archaic girl, young woman
Vor dem Thor Ein starkes Bier, ein beizender Toback, / Und eine Magd im Putz das ist nun mein Geschmack. A strong beer, a bitter tobacco, / And a well-dressed maid, that's my taste now.
Declension
f,^e
Related terms
de Mädchen
de Mädel
de Maid
Further reading
de People Female