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

megn (past participle megn)

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. (chiefly in the negative) strong, potent

   megn óþefur

   a strong malodour

   megn óánægja

   strong dissatisfaction

Declension

positive forms of megn

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	megn	megn	megnt
	accusative	megnan	megna
	dative	megnum	megnri	megnu
	genitive	megns	megnrar	megns
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	megnir	megnar	megn
	accusative	megna
	dative	megnum
	genitive	megnra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	megni	megna	megna
	acc/dat/gen	megna	megnu
	plural (all-case)	megnu

comparative forms of megn

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	megnari	megnari	megnara
	plural (all-case)	megnari

superlative forms of megn

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	megnastur	megnust	megnast
	accusative	megnastan	megnasta
	dative	megnustum	megnastri	megnustu
	genitive	megnasts	megnastrar	megnasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	megnastir	megnastar	megnust
	accusative	megnasta
	dative	megnustum
	genitive	megnastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	megnasti	megnasta	megnasta
	acc/dat/gen	megnasta	megnustu
	plural (all-case)	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 (sg-only neuter)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	megn	megnið
accusative	megn	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”)