venessë
virginity
vénë
virginity
vénë < wénë noun "virginity" (WEN/WENED); in one source vénë also appears with the concrete meaning "virgin" (VT44:10), but this is normally vendë, wendë instead.
wénë
virginity
wénë > vénë noun "virginity" (WEN/WENED)
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.
gweneth
noun. virginity
gweneth
noun. virginity
Cognates
- ᴹQ. venesse “virginity” ✧ Ety/WEN
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venesse
noun. virginity
A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “virginity”, an abstract noun form of ᴹQ. véne which seems to mean “girl” or “maiden”, both appearing under the root ᴹ√WEN-ED “maiden” (Ety/WEN).
Cognates
- N. gweneth “virginity” ✧ Ety/WEN
Elements
Word Gloss véne “girl” -sse “abstract noun”
venessë noun "virginity" (WEN/WENED)