mowen
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English magan, from Proto-Germanic *maganą.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɔuən/
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
Conjugation of mowen
| present | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | may | mowe(n) |
| 2nd person | myghst, myȝst | mowe(n) |
| 3rd person | may | mowe(n) |
| subjunctive | mowe | mowe |
| participle | present | past |
| mowende, mowinge | (y)mought, (y)mouȝt | |
| simple past | singular | plural |
| 1st person | might, miȝt | might, miȝt |
| 2nd person | mightest, miȝtest | might, miȝt |
| 3rd person | might, miȝt | might, miȝt |
| subjunctive | might(e), miȝt(e) | might(en), miȝt(en) |
| imperative | singular | plural |
| - | - |
Descendants
References
- “mouen (v.(3))” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-12.
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