Old English

Alternative forms

• femne

Noun

fǣmne f ‎(nominative plural fǣmnan)

1. female, woman, damsel, maid, maiden, virgin

   Sceal fémne hire freónd geséccan. — The maiden shall seek her lover.

Derived terms

• fǣmnehād m — virginity, maidenhood
• fǣmnehādesmon m — virgin
• fǣmnlic — maidenly, virginal
• fæmne ‎(“mynsterfǣmne”) f — nun
• nunfǣmne f — nun
• wilfǣmne f — beloved woman