See mega in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"word": "eins og nærri má geta"
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"word": "má vera"
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"english": "to have the upper hand",
"translation": "to have the upper hand",
"word": "mega betur"
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"word": "mega ekki"
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"word": "mega ekki hugsa til"
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"english": "to be concerned about one's reputation",
"translation": "to be concerned about one's reputation",
"word": "mega ekki vamm sitt vita"
},
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"word": "mega lengi lifa"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"english": "to not manage something",
"translation": "to not manage something",
"word": "mega sín ekki við"
},
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"word": "mega sín mikils"
},
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"english": "have a lot of influence, to be powerful",
"translation": "have a lot of influence, to be powerful",
"word": "mega sín mikils"
},
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"english": "to must, to have to",
"translation": "to must, to have to",
"word": "mega til"
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"word": "mega vera að"
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"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"english": "to have the time to do",
"translation": "to have the time to do",
"word": "mega vera að"
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"3": "*maganą"
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"etymology_text": "From Old Norse mega, from Proto-Germanic *maganą, from Proto-Indo-European *magʰ-, *megʰ-.",
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18
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"english": "You're not allowed to do that.",
"text": "Þú mátt þetta ekki.",
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"english": "What may offer you to eat?",
"text": "Hvað má bjóða ykkur að borða?",
"translation": "What may offer you to eat?",
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"word": "verða"
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"word": "megna"
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},
{
"rhymes": "-eiːɣa"
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"word": "mega"
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"Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
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"word": "eins og nærri má geta"
},
{
"word": "má vera"
},
{
"english": "to have the upper hand",
"translation": "to have the upper hand",
"word": "mega betur"
},
{
"word": "mega ekki"
},
{
"word": "mega ekki hugsa til"
},
{
"english": "to be concerned about one's reputation",
"translation": "to be concerned about one's reputation",
"word": "mega ekki vamm sitt vita"
},
{
"word": "mega lengi lifa"
},
{
"english": "to not manage something",
"translation": "to not manage something",
"word": "mega sín ekki við"
},
{
"word": "mega sín mikils"
},
{
"english": "have a lot of influence, to be powerful",
"translation": "have a lot of influence, to be powerful",
"word": "mega sín mikils"
},
{
"english": "to must, to have to",
"translation": "to must, to have to",
"word": "mega til"
},
{
"word": "mega vera að"
},
{
"english": "to have the time to do",
"translation": "to have the time to do",
"word": "mega vera að"
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"present",
"singular",
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"form": "mátti",
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"english": "You're not allowed to do that.",
"text": "Þú mátt þetta ekki.",
"translation": "You're not allowed to do that.",
"type": "example"
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5,
7
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5,
8
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"english": "What may offer you to eat?",
"text": "Hvað má bjóða ykkur að borða?",
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"word": "hafa leyfi til"
}
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"word": "verða"
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},
{
"rhymes": "-eiːɣa"
}
],
"word": "mega"
}
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