missan

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German muozen, from Old High German muozan, from Proto-Germanic *mōtaną (to be allowed to). Cognate with German müssen, Dutch moeten, English mote.

Verb

missan (irregular, third-person singular present indicative miss) (Sette Comuni, auxiliary)

  1. must, to have to
  2. (auxiliary) Indicates presumption in the future tense:
    Synonym: haban
    Ich miss so stèrban.
    [I presume] I will die.

See also

References

  • “missan” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *missijan, from Proto-Germanic *missijaną (to go wrong), from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (to change). Akin to Old Frisian missa, Old High German missen, Old Norse missa. Akin to Old English miss (loss, absence).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmis.sɑn/

Verb

missan

  1. to miss (+ genitive)
  2. to not notice something (+ dative)

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Middle English: missen
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