virgene

Old French

Alternative forms

viergene
virgine
virgne

Etymology

From Latin virginem, accusative singular of virgō, possibly a borrowing.

Noun

virgene oblique singular, f (oblique plural virgenes, nominative singular virgene, nominative plural virgenes)

virgin (one who has not had sexual intercourse)

Adjective

virgene m (oblique and nominative feminine singular virgene)

virgin (not having had sexual intercourse)

Derived terms

virge, verge

Descendants

English: virgin
Welsh: mursen

References

Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (virgene)

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