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Where does “hagosteald” come from?

hagosteald (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic hagastaldą — celibacy, virginity.

hagosteald (Old English): unmarried man belonging to a royal court; young...

Definitions

  1. unmarried man belonging to a royal court; young...

Ancestry of “hagosteald”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichagastaldącelibacy, virginity
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