Etymology

maegth

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Today it means: In Anglo-Saxon England, an extended family, a kind of kindred group; clan, tribe, generation, stock, race, people Full definition →

Old English mǣġþ
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  1. Old English · learned borrowing frommǣġþ“family group, clan, tribe, generation, stock, race, people”
  2. English todaymaegth

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

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