"måtte" meaning in Norwegian Bokmål

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Verb

Forms: må [present], måtte [past], måttet [participle, past]
Etymology: From Old Norse mátta, Old Norse mega. Etymology templates: {{der|nb|non|mátta}} Old Norse mátta, {{der|nb|non|mega}} Old Norse mega Head templates: {{head|nb|verb|present tense|må|simple past|måtte|past participle|måttet}} måtte (present tense må, simple past måtte, past participle måttet)
  1. must
    Sense id: en-måtte-nb-verb-QTewHhOV
  2. may (subjunctive present defective)
    Sense id: en-måtte-nb-verb-ssgid5IR

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
      "form": "måtte",
      "tags": [
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    },
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      "form": "måttet",
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        "participle",
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      ]
    }
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        "8": "måttet"
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    }
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  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "must"
      ],
      "id": "en-måtte-nb-verb-QTewHhOV",
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        ]
      ]
    },
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      ],
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      "links": [
        [
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          "may"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "måtte"
}

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  "categories": [
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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    },
    {
      "form": "måtte",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "måttet",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "6": "måtte",
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        "8": "måttet"
      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
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      "glosses": [
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      ],
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        ]
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    }
  ],
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}

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