Old Dutch

Verb

mugan

1. may, to be allowed to
2. can, to be able to

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: moghen
  • Dutch: mogen

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *maganą, from Proto-Indo-European *magʰ-, *megʰ-. Compare Old Dutch mugan, Old Frisian muga, Old English magan, Old High German mugan, Old Norse mega, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌽 ‎(magan).

Verb

mugan

1. may, to be allowed to
   • that ik hier ni mag ēniga huīla libbian‎

     That I shouldn't live any moment

     (Genesis, verse 67)
2. can, to be able to
   • uundron huuō mag that giuuerðan sō‎

     To wonder how it could have happened so

     (Heliand, verse 141)

Conjugation

Descendants

• Middle Low German: mögen
  • Low German: mögen