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Old English · verb

mænan

Normalised mǣnan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈmæː.nɑn/
Syllables
ˈmæː · nɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
meanrelate

Meaning

  1. to mean

    Hwæt mǣnst þū mid þȳ?

    What meanest thou with that?

  2. to say, to relate

  3. to complain (+ accusative about something)

  4. to mourn

Conjugation

Conjugation of mænan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular mǣnemǣnde
2nd singular mǣnestmǣnstmǣndest
3rd singular mǣneþmǣnþmǣnde
Plural mǣnaþmǣndon
Subjunctive
Singular mǣnemǣnde
Plural mǣnenmǣnden
Non-finite forms of mænan
Form
Infinitive mǣnan
Inflected infinitive mǣnenne
Imperative singular mǣn
Imperative plural mǣnaþ
Present participle mǣnende
Past participle mǣnedġemǣned

All forms (17)

Etymology

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

Descendants

mean

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