mayn
Middle English
/ˈmajən/, /ˈmɛi̯n/
noun
Definitions
- Strongness or physical capability.
- Governmental influence and legitimacy; political capability.
- Military ability; power in combat or war.
- Mental capability; mindpower or willpower.
- Effectiveness, power, usefulness, or suitability.
- Divine or magical potency or effect.
- (rare) Pressure; physical leverage.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English mæġen (might, main, strength) inherited from Proto-Germanic *maginą (power, might, strength).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*maginą
Gloss
power, might, strength
Concept
Semantic Field
Social and political relations
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
力
Emoji
🏋️ 💡
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- amain English
- main English
- main battle tank English
- mainboard English
- mainbrace English
- mainchain English
- maincrop English
- maindeck English
- mainer English
- mainframe English
- mainful English
- mainland English
- mainline English
- mainly English
- mainmast English
- mainpiece English
- mainplane English
- mainsail English
- mainshaft English
- mainsheet English
- mainshock English
- mainspan English
- mainspring English
- mainstage English
- mainstay English
- mainstem English
- mainstream English
- maintop English
- maintopmast English
- mainyard English
- midmain English
- nonmain English
- *exmagare Latin
- Campus Latin
- Maniulfi Latin
- ex- Latin
- *megʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *mēgh- Proto-Indo-European
- *berhtaz Proto-Germanic
- *maginą Proto-Germanic
- メイン Japanese
- leodmægen Old English
- mægen- Old English
- mægencræft Old English
- mægenwudu Old English
- mæġen Old English
- lond Middle English
- manfull Middle English
- mayne londe Middle English
- maynly Middle English
- meinful Middle English
- megin Old Norse
- megn Old Norse
- megin Old Saxon
- mien Pitcairn-Norfolk