mænan

See also: Maenan

Icelandic

Noun

mænan

  1. definite nominative singular of mæna

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *mainijan, from Proto-Germanic *mainijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *meyn- (“intention, opinion”). See English mean (“intend; lament”) for more.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmæː.nɑn/

Verb

mǣnan

  1. to mean
    Hwæt mǣnst þū mid þȳ?
    What do you mean by that?
  2. to say, to relate
  3. to complain (+ accusative about something)
  4. to mourn

Conjugation
Conjugation of mǣnan (weak class 1)
infinitive mǣnan mǣnenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular mǣne mǣnde
second person singular mǣnest, mǣnst mǣndest
third person singular mǣneþ, mǣnþ mǣnde
plural mǣnaþ mǣndon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular mǣne mǣnde
plural mǣnen mǣnden
imperative
singular mǣn
plural mǣnaþ
participle present past
mǣnende (ġe)mǣned

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Middle English: menen
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