gweneth

noun. maidenhood

_n. _maidenhood. Q. wendele. >> gwen, gwend

gweneth

noun. maidenhood, maidenhood, [N.] virginity

A noun meaning “maidenhood” (PE17/191) or “virginity” (Ety/WEN), an abstract noun formation from gwend “maiden”.

Conceptual Development: In the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s, the word for “maidenhood” was {gwendithli >>} G. gwenithli, an elaboration of {gwendi >>} G. gwethli “maiden, little girl” (GL/45).

Cognates

• Q. vendelë “maidenhood” ✧ PE17/191

Elements

Word	Gloss
gwend	“maiden, maiden, *young woman”
-th	“abstract noun”

gweneth

virginity

gweneth (i **weneth), pl. gwenith (in gwenith**) if there is a pl.

gweneth

virginity

(i ’weneth), pl. gwenith (in gwenith) if there is a pl.