mægen

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Middle English

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Noun

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mægen

  1. (Early Middle English) Alternative form of mayn

Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *maganą, *maginą, whence also Old Saxon megin, Old High German magan, megin, Old Norse magn, megin, megn. See also magan.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mæġen n

  1. strength, power
  2. force, army
    • "Gospel of Saint Luke", chapter 10, verse 19
      And nū ic sealde ēow ānweald tō tredenne ofer nǣddran. And snacan and ofer ǣlc fēondes mæġen. And nān þing ēow ne derað...
      And now I gave you power to tread over adders and snakes and over each fiends' force. And no thing harms you.
  3. virtue, efficacy, efficiency
  4. (in compounds) very
    mæġenheardvery hard

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