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Old English
Etymology
magu + þeġn
Pronunciation
Noun
maguþeġn m (nominative plural maguþeġnas)
- (poetic) servant, retainer
- (poetic) man, warrior
10th century, The Wanderer:mōdġe maguþeġnas. · Swā þēs middanġeard
ealra dōgra ġehwām · drēoseð ond fealleþ,- brave warriors. Thus this world
perishes and falls to each of all days,
Declension
Strong a-stem: