magan

See also: Magan, magán, and màgan

Gothic

Romanization

magan

  1. Romanization of 𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌽

Japanese

Romanization

magan

  1. Rōmaji transcription of まがん
  2. Rōmaji transcription of マガン

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *maganą, from Proto-Indo-European *mogʰ-, *magʰ-, *megʰ- (“power”). Cognate with Old Frisian muga, Middle Dutch mogen (Dutch mogen), Old High German magan (German mögen), Old Norse mega (Icelandic mega), Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌽 (magan); and more distantly with Russian мочь (močʹ), Lithuanian mėgti, Ancient Greek μῆχος (mêkhos, “contrivance”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑɣɑn/

Verb

magan

  1. may, to be able
  2. avail, prevail

Conjugation
Conjugation of magan (preterite-present)
infinitive magan tō maganne
indicative present past
1st-person singular mæġ mihte, meahte
2nd-person singular meaht meahtest
3rd-person singular mæġ mihte, meahte
plural magon meahton
subjunctive present past
singular mæġe mihte
plural mæġen mihten
imperative
singular —
plural —
participle present past
magende (ge)magen

Descendants
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