See also: Maenan

Icelandic edit

Noun edit

mænan

  1. definite nominative singular of mæna

Old English edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

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 edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Middle English: menen