missan

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German muozen, from Old High German muozan, from Proto-Germanic *mōtaną (“to be allowed to”). Cognate with German müssen, Dutch moeten, English mote.

Verb

missan (irregular, third-person singular present indicative miss) (Sette Comuni, auxiliary)

1. must, to have to
2. (auxiliary) Indicates presumtion in the future tense:

   Ich miss so stèrban.

   [I presume] I will die.

   Synonym: haban

See also

• béllan

References

• “missan” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *missijaną (“to go wrong”), from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (“to change”). Akin to Old Frisian missa, Old High German missen, Old Norse missa. Akin to Old English miss (“loss, absence”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmis.sɑn/

Verb

missan

1. to miss (+ genitive)
2. to not notice something (impersonal, with dative of person)

Conjugation

Conjugation of missan (weak class 1)

infinitive	missan	missenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	misse	miste
second person singular	missest, mist	mistest
third person singular	misseþ, mist	miste
plural	missaþ	miston
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	misse	miste
plural	missen	misten
imperative
singular	miss
plural	missaþ
participle	present	past
	missende	missed

Descendants

• Middle English: missen
  • English: miss
  • Scots: mis, mys