mowen

Middle English

/ˈmɔu̯ən/, /ˈmɑu̯ən/, /ˈmaɣən/, /ˈmɔu̯ən/, /ˈmɑu̯ən/

verb
Definitions
  • 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

Etymology

Inherited from Old English magan (be able to, win, use, be able, stomachs) inherited from Proto-Germanic *maganą (may, be able to, be able).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*maganą

Gloss

may, be able to, be able

Concept
Semantic Field

Time

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms