mugan

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *maganą, from Proto-Indo-European *megʰ-.

Verb

mugan

  1. may, to be allowed to
  2. can, to be able to

Descendants


Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *maganą, from Proto-Indo-European *megʰ-.

Verb

mugan

  1. may, to be allowed to
    • that ik hier ni mag ēniga huīla libbian
      That I shouldn't live any moment
      (Genesis, verse 67)
  2. can, to be able to
    • uundron huuō mag that giuuerðan sō
      To wonder how it could have happened so
      (Heliand, verse 141)

Conjugation

Descendants

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