megn

Bavarian

Etymology

From Middle High German megen, from Old High German mugan, from Proto-West Germanic *magan, from Proto-Germanic *maganą, from Proto-Indo-European *megʰ-. Cognates include German mögen, Yiddish מעגן‎ (megn), Dutch mogen, English may, Icelandic mega, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌽 (magan), Serbo-Croatian moći, Bulgarian мога (moga).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈme̞ːŋ/

Verb

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  1. (transitive) to like (something or someone)
    I måg koan Kas. ― I don't like cheese.
    I måg di. ― I like you.
    Mågst du Epfe? ― Do you like apples?
  2. (transitive) to want something
    Synonyms: mechtn, woin
    Mågst an Åpfe? ― Do you want an apple?
    Na, i måg a Bier. ― No, I want a beer.
  3. (auxiliary, with infinitive) to want to (do something)
    Synonyms: mechtn, woin
    I måg eam ned frågn. ― I don't want to ask him.
    I måg spuin. ― I want to play.

Conjugation
Conjugation of megn
infinitive megn
present tense past tense subjunctive
1st person sing. måg - mechad
2nd person sing. mågst - mechadst
3rd person sing. måg - mechad
1st person plur. megn - mechadn
2nd person plur. megts - mechats
3rd person plur. megn - mechadn
imperative sing. -
imperative plur. -
past participle megn

Icelandic

Etymology

From the noun magn (“power, strength”), itself from Old Norse magn.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛkn/
    Rhymes: -ɛkn

Adjective

megn (comparative megnari, superlative megnastur)

  1. (usually negative) strong, potent
    megn óþefur
    a strong malodour
    megn óánægja
    strong dissatisfaction

Declension
    positive (strong declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) megnt
accusative megnan megna megnt
dative megnum megnri megnu
genitive megns megnrar megns
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative megnir megnar Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
accusative megna megnar Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
dative megnum megnum megnum
genitive megnra megnra megnra
    positive (weak declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative megni megna megna
accusative megna megnu megna
dative megna megnu megna
genitive megna megnu megna
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative megnu megnu megnu
accusative megnu megnu megnu
dative megnu megnu megnu
genitive megnu megnu megnu
    comparative
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative megnari megnari megnara
accusative megnari megnari megnara
dative megnari megnari megnara
genitive megnari megnari megnara
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative megnari megnari megnari
accusative megnari megnari megnari
dative megnari megnari megnari
genitive megnari megnari megnari
    superlative (strong declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative megnastur megnust megnast
accusative megnastan megnasta megnast
dative megnustum megnastri megnustu
genitive megnasts megnastrar megnasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative megnastir megnastar megnust
accusative megnasta megnastar megnust
dative megnustum megnustum megnustum
genitive megnastra megnastra megnastra
    superlative (weak declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative megnasti megnasta megnasta
accusative megnasta megnustu megnasta
dative megnasta megnustu megnasta
genitive megnasta megnustu megnasta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative megnustu megnustu megnustu
accusative megnustu megnustu megnustu
dative megnustu megnustu megnustu
genitive megnustu megnustu megnustu

Noun

megn n (genitive singular megns, no plural)

  1. strength
  2. the main part of something
    Megnið af peningunum fór í fæði og húsnæði.
    Most of the money went to room and board.

Declension
declension of megn
n-s singular
indefinite definite
nominative Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) megnið
accusative Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) megnið
dative megni megninu
genitive megns megnsins

Derived terms
  • vera um megn (to be too much for someone)
  • reyna eftir megni (to try as one can)
  • af fremsta megni (to the best of one's ability)
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