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maegth

/mæɡθ/

maegth noun: in Anglo-Saxon England, an extended family, a kind of kindred group; clan, tribe, generation, stock, race, people.

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
    • The kindred of a person is known as the ‘maegth’.1923, W. S. Holdsworth, Historical English Law, II. 36

Forms of maegth

pluralmaegths
pluralmaegthe
alternative formmægth

Origin of maegth

Learned borrowing from Old English mǣġþ (“family group, clan, tribe, generation, stock, race, people”).

Questions about maegth

What does maegth mean?
Maegth means in Anglo-Saxon England, an extended family, a kind of kindred group; clan, tribe, generation, stock, race, people.
What part of speech is maegth?
Maegth is a noun.
How do you pronounce maegth?
Maegth is pronounced /mæɡθ/.
What is the plural of maegth?
The plural of maegth is maegths.

Words near maegth in the dictionary

  1. Maegan
  2. maegashira
  3. maegashiras
  4. maegbot
  5. maegbote
  6. maegth
  7. maegthe
  8. maegths
  9. Maek
  10. maekjeok
  11. maelid

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