fæmne

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *faimnijǭ (“maiden”), related to (but not directly cognate with) Old Saxon fēmea, fēhmia, West Frisian fæm, Icelandic feima (“maiden”). Unrelated to Latin fēmina (“female, woman”), and probably also to Latin famula (“female servant”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfæːmne/

Noun

fǣmne f (nominative plural fǣmnan)

  1. female, woman, damsel, maid, maiden, virgin
    Sceal fémne hire freónd geséccan. — The maiden shall seek her lover.

Derived terms

  • fǣmnehād m — virginity, maidenhood
  • fǣmnehādesmon m — virgin
  • fǣmnlic — maidenly, virginal
  • fæmne (“mynsterfǣmne”) f — nun
  • nunfǣmne f — nun
  • wilfǣmne f — beloved woman
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