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English
Proper noun
Magd
- (Oxford University slang) Clipping of Magdalen, referring to Magdalen College, Oxford.
German
Etymology
From Middle High German maget, magt, from Old High German magad, from Proto-West Germanic *magaþ, from Proto-Germanic *magaþs, from Proto-Indo-European *mogʰus (“young person”). Near cognates include Dutch meid, maagd, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌸𐍃 (magaþs) and English maid.
Pronunciation
Noun
Magd f (genitive Magd, plural Mägde, diminutive Mägdlein n or Mägdelein n or Mägdchen n, masculine Knecht)
- maid; female servant, especially on a farm
1808, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, “Garten”, in Faust: Der Tragödie erster Teil [Faust, Part One]: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:
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.
- (dated of the Virgin Mary, otherwise archaic) virgin
- (archaic) girl, young woman
1808, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, “Vor dem Thor”, in Faust: Der Tragödie erster Teil [Faust, Part One]: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.
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