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mæġ

to be able to.pres.3sg

Attested in Ælfric's Lives of Saints - Saint Eugenia, Aelfric's Colloquy 3

Lemma: magan 'to be able to' (oe-3sg)

magan
V
to be able to
originates from: PGmc *mugan- 'be able' (pwgmc-stressed-u) through pgmc-to-oe
(source: Kroonen 2013:373)
Inflected forms
magon 'to be able to.pres.1pl' (oe-1pl) in Aelfric's Colloquy 4
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