mænan

See also: Maenan

Icelandic

Noun

mænan

1. definite nominative singular of mæna

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *mainijan, from Proto-Germanic *mainijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *meyn- (“intention, opinion”). See English mean (“intend; lament”) for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmæː.nɑn/

Verb

mǣnan

1. to mean

   Hwæt mǣnst þū mid þȳ?

   What meanest thou with that?

2. to say, to relate
3. to complain (+ accusative about something)
4. 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

• bemǣnan

Descendants

• Middle English: menen
  • English: mean