megn
Bavarian edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Verb edit
megn (past participle megn)
- (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?
- (transitive) to want something
- (auxiliary, with infinitive) to want to (do something)
Conjugation edit
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 edit
Etymology edit
From the noun magn (“power, strength”), itself from Old Norse magn.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
megn (comparative megnari, superlative megnastur)
Declension edit
positive (strong declension)
positive (weak declension)
comparative
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | megnari | megnari | megnara |
| accusative | megnari | megnari | megnara |
| dative | megnari | megnari | megnara |
| genitive | megnari | megnari | megnara |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | megnari | megnari | megnari |
| accusative | megnari | megnari | megnari |
| dative | megnari | megnari | megnari |
| genitive | megnari | megnari | megnari |
superlative (strong declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | megnastur | megnust | megnast |
| accusative | megnastan | megnasta | megnast |
| dative | megnustum | megnastri | megnustu |
| genitive | megnasts | megnastrar | megnasts |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | megnastir | megnastar | megnust |
| accusative | megnasta | megnastar | megnust |
| dative | megnustum | megnustum | megnustum |
| genitive | megnastra | megnastra | megnastra |
superlative (weak declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | megnasti | megnasta | megnasta |
| accusative | megnasta | megnustu | megnasta |
| dative | megnasta | megnustu | megnasta |
| genitive | megnasta | megnustu | megnasta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | megnustu | megnustu | megnustu |
| accusative | megnustu | megnustu | megnustu |
| dative | megnustu | megnustu | megnustu |
| genitive | megnustu | megnustu | megnustu |
Noun edit
megn n (genitive singular megns, no plural)
- strength
- the main part of something
- Megnið af peningunum fór í fæði og húsnæði.
- Most of the money went to room and board.
Declension edit
declension of megn
Derived terms edit
- 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)