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Maid.

girl, maiden, virgin

4 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/maɪ̯t/
  1. girl, maiden, virgin

    feminine · poetic
    Leb wohl, du holde Maid!
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German mait, meit, contracted form of Old High German maget, thus a doublet of Magd (“maid”). Cognates with Dutch meid, maagd, Low German Meid, Maagd, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌸𐍃 (magaþs) and English maid.

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