"motan" meaning in Old Saxon

See motan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈmoːtɑn/
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *mōtan. Etymology templates: {{dercat|osx|gem-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|osx|gmw-pro|*mōtan}} Proto-West Germanic *mōtan Head templates: {{head|osx|verb|head=mōtan}} mōtan Inflection templates: {{osx-conj-pp|mōt|mōt|mōst|mōtan|pres2sg=mōst}} Forms: mōtan [canonical], no-table-tags [table-tags], mōtan [infinitive], mōt [first-person, present, singular], mōsta [first-person, past, singular], mōst [present, second-person, singular], mōstes [past, second-person, singular], mōt [present, singular, third-person], mōsta [past, singular, third-person], mōtun [plural, present], mōstun [past, plural], mōti [first-person, present, singular], mōsti [first-person, past, singular], mōtis [present, second-person, singular], mōstis [past, second-person, singular], mōti [present, singular, third-person], mōsti [past, singular, third-person], mōtin [plural, present], mōstin [past, plural], - [present, singular], - [plural, present], mōtandi [present], gimōtan [past], mōtan [past]
  1. to may, to be able to
    Sense id: en-motan-osx-verb-jO0goWpi Categories (other): Old Saxon entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old Saxon entries with incorrect language header: 95 5
  2. to must, to be allowed to
    Sense id: en-motan-osx-verb-~RnHbdQU

Download JSON data for motan meaning in Old Saxon (4.2kB)

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        }
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          },
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        "to may, to be able to"
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      "ipa": "/ˈmoːtɑn/"
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Old Saxon lemmas",
    "Old Saxon preterite-present verbs",
    "Old Saxon terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old Saxon terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old Saxon terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old Saxon terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old Saxon terms with IPA pronunciation",
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        "past",
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          "text": "gern uuas he suīðo that he it thurh ferhtan hugi frummean mōsti",
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        "to must, to be allowed to"
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmoːtɑn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "motan"
}

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