magu

Old English

noun
Definitions
  • (poetic) son, boy
  • (poetic) servant, retainer
  • (poetic) man, hero, warrior

Etymology

Inherited from *magu inherited from Proto-Germanic *maguz (boy, child, girl) derived from Proto-Indo-European *maghu- (bachelor, fellow, unmarried).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*maghu-

Gloss

bachelor, fellow, unmarried

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