magan

Meaning

1. can, to be able

   Þā ġecwæð sē abbod and ealle þā ġebrōðra þæt þēr ne mihte nā mā munuca wunian...

   Then said the abbot and all the brothers, that no more monks could dwell there...

   late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Maur, Abbot"

2. can (do something), to be able (to do something)

   God is ælmihtiġ, and mæġ eall þæt hē wile.

   God is all-mighty, and can do anything he wants.

   late 10th century, Ælfric, "The First Sunday After Easter"

3. avail, prevail

   Þū meaht wiþ þām lāþan / þe ġeond land færeþ.

   You avail against the loathsome one going around the land.

   Nine Herbs Charm, https://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/ascp/a43_02.htm

4. To get along; to be in any state, or pass through any experience (often with a qualifier denoting the nature of one's state)

   "Hu meaht þu?" "Ic mæg wel."

   "How are you going?" "I am well."

5. may, might

   c. 994, Ælfric, https://books.google.co.id/books?id=iqCU4ZV4pjoC&pg=PA8De Anno (On the Year)]

   Now, you might understand that the person who goes around a single house has a smaller circuit than the one who goes around the whole city.

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