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Magd

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English

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Proper noun

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Magd

  1. 1. (Oxford University slang) Clipping of Magdalen, referring to Magdalen College, Oxford.
  2. 2. (Cambridge University slang) Clipping of Magdalene, referring to Magdalene College, Cambridge.

German

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Etymology

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    From Middle High German maget, magt, from Old High German magad, from Proto-West Germanic *magaþ, from Proto-Germanic *magaþs. Cognates include Dutch meid, maagd, Low German Meid, Maagd, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌸𐍃 (magaþs) and English maid.

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    Noun

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    Magd f (genitive Magd, plural Mägde, diminutive Mägdlein n or Mägdelein n or Mägdchen n, masculine Knecht)

    1. maid; female servant, especially on a farm
      • 1808, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, “Garten”, in Faust: Der Tragödie erster Teil [Faust, Part One]‎[1]:
        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.
    2. (dated of the Virgin Mary, otherwise archaic) virgin
    3. (archaic) girl, young woman
      • 1808, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, “Vor dem Thor”, in Faust: Der Tragödie erster Teil [Faust, Part One]‎[2]:
        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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