MÀGA, MÁGA, MÀGUM: Difference between revisions

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varieties

The word (plural noun), meaning 'relatives'/'kinsmen' is used three times, all spelled differently: MÀGUM, MÀGA, MÁGA (edited to MÀGA for consistency 21-8-24).

cognates

maag (plur. magen) - Dutch (archaic)
māg - Old Saxon, Old High German
mēch - Old Frisian
mæg - Old English
mægð (all relations through male descent or on the father's side together) - Old English
māgr (relative by marriage) - Old Norse
mēgs (son-in-law) - Gothic

dictionaries

fragments

97.28 Teachings1 [097]

TO WILLE MINRA MÀGUM.

for the sake of my kinsmen.

115.10 Swamped [117]

THA STJURAR ... HÉDE HJARA SELVA MITH MÀGA AND SIBBA VPPIRA SKEPUM HRET.

Sandbach 1876 (p.161): The seafaring people ... had saved themselves, their goods^[1], and their relations upon their ships.

Ott 2023: The navigators ... had saved themselves together with their close relatives and other kin upon their ships.

117.20 Blacks [118]

OWERS NE SKILUN HJA HJARA MÁGA NAVT WITHER NE FINDA.

or else they will no longer be able to find back their relatives.

notes

↑ goods was a mistake. Ottema had magen en bloedverwanten

[1] goods was a mistake. Ottema had magen en bloedverwanten

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 ==varieties==
-The word (plural noun), meaning 'relatives'/'kinsmen' is used three times, all spelled differently: <span class="fryas">MÀGUM, MÀGA, MÁGA</span>.
+The word (plural noun), meaning 'relatives'/'kinsmen' is used three times, all spelled differently: <span class="fryas">MÀGUM, MÀGA, MÁGA</span> (edited to <span class="fryas">MÀGA</span> for consistency 21-8-24).
 ==cognates==
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 ==fragments==
-'''[[EN097.28 Teachings1|97.28 Teachings1]]''' [<nowiki/>[[097]]/32]
+'''[[EN097.28 Teachings1|97.28 Teachings1]]''' [<nowiki/>[[097]]]
-<span class="fryas">THA THIT BOK IS MIN AIN THÉRVMBE WIL IK HJA THÉR INNA SETTA TO WILLE MINRA <u>MÀGUM</u>.</span>
+<span class="fryas">TO WILLE MINRA <u>MÀGUM</u>.</span>
-''But as this copy is mine, I will add them here for the sake of my '''kinsmen'''.''
+''for the sake of my '''kinsmen'''.''
-'''[[EN115.10 Swamped|115.10 Swamped]]''' [<nowiki/>[[117]]/01]
+'''[[EN115.10 Swamped|115.10 Swamped]]''' [<nowiki/>[[117]]]
-<span class="fryas">THA STJURAR ÀND ÔR FÁRANDE FOLK THÉR TO HONK WÉRON HÉDE HJARA SELVA MITH <u>MÀGA</u> AND SIBBA VPPIRA SKEPUM HRET.</span>
+<span class="fryas">THA STJURAR ... HÉDE HJARA SELVA MITH <u>MÀGA</u> AND SIBBA VPPIRA SKEPUM HRET.</span>
-<u>Sandbach 1876 (p.161):</u> ''The seafaring people and other travellers who were at home had saved themselves, their '''goods'''''<ref>''goods'' was a mistake. Ottema had '''''magen''' en bloedverwanten''</ref>'', and their relations upon their ships.''
+<u>Sandbach 1876 (p.161):</u> ''The seafaring people ... had saved themselves, their '''goods'''''<ref>''goods'' was a mistake. Ottema had '''''magen''' en bloedverwanten''</ref>'', and their relations upon their ships.''
-<u>Ott 2023:</u> ''The steersmen and other sailors who were home had saved themselves together with their '''close relatives''' and other kin upon their ships.''
+<u>Ott 2023:</u> ''The navigators ... had saved themselves together with their '''close relatives''' and other kin upon their ships.''
-'''[[EN117.20 Blacks|117.20 Blacks]]''' [<nowiki/>[[118]]/02]
+'''[[EN117.20 Blacks|117.20 Blacks]]''' [<nowiki/>[[118]]]
-<span class="fryas">KÀNST ÉN ÀND ÔR TOBEK FORA NÉI HJRA LÁNDUM THÀN ÁCHSTE SPOD TO MÁKJANDE. OWERS NE [5] SKILUN HJA HJARA <u>MÁGA</u> NAVT WITHER NE FINDA.</span>
+<span class="fryas">OWERS NE SKILUN HJA HJARA <u>MÁGA</u> NAVT WITHER NE FINDA.</span>
-''“Can you take them back to their lands, one and all? If so, make haste, or else they will no longer be able to find back their '''relatives'''.”''
+''or else they will no longer be able to find back their '''relatives'''.''
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