mögan

See also: mogan and Mogan

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• möng (Luserna)

Etymology

From Middle High German mugen, from Old High German mugan (“can, must, shall, may”), from Proto-Germanic *maganą. Cognate with German mögen, Dutch mogen, English may, Icelandic mega.

Verb

mögan (irregular, third-person singular present indicative mag or man)

1. (Sette Comuni, auxiliary) can, to be able to, may, could

References

• “mögan” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo