maun

maun

1. war

maun

1. Genitive singular form of maku.

• Manu, manu, muna, namu

From Latin manus.

maun m (plural mauns)

1. (anatomy) hand

• mun

From Middle English man, from Old Norse man, first and third person singular indicative of monu, munu (“shall; will”).

• IPA^(key): [mɑːn], [mɔːn], [mən], [mʌn]
• (Northern Scots, Insular Scots) IPA^(key): [maːn]

maun (negative maunna)

1. (modal auxiliary, defective) must
   • 1824, Walter Scott, Redgauntlet

     "Then ye maun eat and drink, Steenie," said the figure; "for we do little else here; and it's ill speaking between a fou man and a fasting."

maun (plural mauns)

1. compulsion, authority, necessity

maun (negative maunna, past maunt, past participle maunt)

1. to manage, effect, succeed in
2. to master, overcome, control, have or establish authority over, issue commands in an imperious or authoritative manner, boss about