† maidenmann.
Obsolete.
A maiden, a virgin.
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maidenmaneOE
maidenOE
maida1225
virgina1393
vestal1593
virgo intacta1726
fresh meat1896
virguncule1911
cherry1928
virgie1930
eOE tr. Orosius Hist. (BL Add.) (1980) i. xiv. 35 Mesiane noldon ðæt Læcedemonia mægdenmenn mid heora ofreden.
OE Metrical Charm: Against Dwarf (Harl. 585) 7 Ga þænne an mædenman to and ho hit on his sweoran.
c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 2085 Sannte marȝe..wass æfre maȝȝdenn mann.
a1350 in G. L. Brook Harley Lyrics (1968) 57 Nou þou wost of moder fare, þou þou be clene mayden-mon.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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