mænan
See also: Maenan
Icelandic
Noun
mænan
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *mainijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *meyn- (“intention, opinion”). See mean (“intend; lament”) for more.
Pronunciation
Verb
mǣnan
- to mean
- Hwæt mǣnst þū mid þȳ?
- What do you mean by that?
- to say, to relate
- to complain (+ accusative about something)
- to mourn
Conjugation
Conjugation of mǣnan (weak class 1)
infinitive | mǣnan | mǣnenne |
---|---|---|
indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | mǣne | mǣnde |
second person singular | mǣnest, mǣnst | mǣndest |
third person singular | mǣneþ, mǣnþ | mǣnde |
plural | mǣnaþ | mǣndon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | mǣne | mǣnde |
plural | mǣnen | mǣnden |
imperative | ||
singular | mǣn | |
plural | mǣnaþ | |
participle | present | past |
mǣnende | (ġe)mǣned |
Derived terms
Descendants
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