mæcga in Old English

IPA: /ˈmæj.jɑ/, [ˈmæd.d͡ʒɑ] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *maggjō, from Proto-Germanic *magjô, from *maguz. Compare Old English mæċġ. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*maggjō}} Proto-West Germanic *maggjō, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*magjô}} Proto-Germanic *magjô, {{cog|ang|mæċġ}} Old English mæċġ Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=m|g2=|g3=|head=mæċġa|head2=|sort=}} mæċġa m, {{ang-noun|m|head=mæċġa}} mæċġa m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-n-m|mæċġ}}, {{ang-decl-noun|mæċġa|mæċġan|mæċġan|mæċġan|mæċġan|mæċġena|mæċġan|mæċġum|num=|title=|type=weak}} Forms: mæċġa [canonical, masculine], no-table-tags [table-tags], mæċġa [nominative, singular], mæċġan [nominative, plural], mæċġan [accusative, singular], mæċġan [accusative, plural], mæċġan [genitive, singular], mæċġena [genitive, plural], mæċġan [dative, singular], mæċġum [dative, plural]

Noun

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"mæcga" meaning in Old English

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