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mægth

mægth is the alternative form of maegth.

Meaning of maegth

Noun

maegth (plural maegths or maegthe)

  1. (historical) In Anglo-Saxon England, an extended family, a kind of kindred group; clan, tribe, generation, stock, race, people
    • Every person had two maegthe, […]1885, Thomas Edward Scrutton, The Influence of Roman Law on the Law of England, page 41

Forms of mægth

pluralmægths

Questions about mægth

What is mægth the alternative form of?
Mægth is the alternative form of maegth.

Words near mægth in the dictionary

  1. märzens
  2. mæander
  3. mæanders
  4. Mæcenas
  5. Mæcenases
  6. mægth
  7. mægths
  8. mænad
  9. mænades
  10. mænads
  11. Mèze

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