"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

Download JSON data for måtte meaning in Norwegian Bokmål (1.0kB)

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