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Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *faimnijā (“girl”), related to (but not directly cognate with) Old Saxon fēmea, fēhmia, West Frisian faam, Icelandic feima (“maiden”). Unrelated to Latin fēmina (“female, woman”), and probably also to Latin famula (“female servant”).
Pronunciation
Noun
fǣmne f
- virgin
- young woman
Usage notes
- Though this word is the normal Early West Saxon word for "virgin," the normal EWS word for "virginity" is not fǣmnhād but mæġeþhād.
Declension
Weak:
Derived terms