mowen
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English magan, from Proto-Germanic *maganą.
Alternative forms
- magen, mayen, moȝen, maȝen, mauen, mawen, mouen, mugen, muȝhen, mouin, mouwen, mowe, mawe, mow, mouwe
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɔu̯ən/
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Verb
mowen
- To be strong or powerful.
- (auxiliary) To be able to; to have the capability (to do); can.
- (auxiliary) To potentially be able (to do); might.
- (auxiliary) To be permitted (to do); may.
- (auxiliary) To ought (to do); should.
- (auxiliary) Will, would
- (auxiliary) As a syntactic marker
Usage notes
As in Modern English, what are historically the past forms of this verb are frequently used with present or even future semantics.
Conjugation
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Conjugation of mowen (preterite-present)
infinitive | (to) mowen | |
---|---|---|
indicative | present | past |
1st person singular | may | myght(e), miȝt(e) |
2nd person singular | myghst, myȝst | mightest, miȝtest |
3rd person singular | may | myght(e), miȝt(e) |
plural | mowe(n) | might(en), miȝt(en) |
subjunctive | present | past |
singular | mowe | myght(e), miȝt(e) |
plural | mowe | might(en), miȝt(en) |
imperative | present | |
singular | - | |
plural | - | |
participle | present | past |
mowende, mowinge | (y)mought, (y)mouȝt |
Descendants
References
- “mouen (v.(3))”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-12.
Etymology 2
From Old English māwan, from Proto-Germanic *mēaną.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɔu̯ən/
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Verb
mowen
- To mow; to cut or slice off (the tops) of grasses or stalks.
- To collect crops using a scythe or similar implement.
Conjugation
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Conjugation of mowen (strong class 7)
infinitive | (to) mowen | |
---|---|---|
indicative | present | past |
1st person singular | mowe | mew |
2nd person singular | mowest | mewe, mewest |
3rd person singular | moweþ, moweth | mew |
plural | mowen | mewe(n) |
subjunctive | present | past |
singular | mowe | mewe |
plural | mowen | mewe(n) |
imperative | present | |
singular | mowe | |
plural | moweþ, moweth | |
participle | present | past |
mowende, mowinge | mowen, (i)mowe |
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- “mouen, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-05-03.
Categories:
- Middle English terms inherited from Old English
- Middle English terms derived from Old English
- Middle English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Middle English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Middle English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Middle English lemmas
- Middle English verbs
- Middle English auxiliary verbs
- Middle English preterite-present verbs
- Middle English class 7 strong verbs
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