mowen
Middle English
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 (preterite-present)
| infinitive | (to) mowen | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | may | might, miȝt |
| 2nd person singular | myghst, myȝst | mightest, miȝtest |
| 3rd person singular | may | might, miȝt |
| plural | mowe(n) | might, miȝt |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| singular | mowe | might(e), miȝt(e) |
| plural | mowe | might(en), miȝt(en) |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | - | |
| plural | - | |
| participle | present | past |
| mowende, mowinge | (y)mought, (y)mouȝt | |
References
- “mouen (v.(3))” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-12.
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