*mainijaną^¹

Runic: ᛗᚨᛁᚾᛁᛃᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈmɑi̯.ni.jɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Weak class 1

Meanings

to mean, think

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *moyn-éye-ti (‘to intend, give opinion’), cognate with Proto-Slavic *měniti (‘to think’) a causative formation to a root *meyn-. Cognate with Old Irish mían (‘wish; desire’). Ultimately possibly from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (‘to change, exchange’).

Conjugation

Present active

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	mainijō	mainijaų	–
2nd singular	mainīsi	mainijais	mainī
3rd singular	mainīþi	mainijai	mainijaþau
1st dual	mainijōs	mainijaiw	–
2nd dual	mainijaþiz	mainijaiþiz	mainijaþiz
1st plural	mainijamaz	mainijaim	–
2nd plural	mainīþ	mainijaiþ	mainīþ
3rd plural	mainijanþi	mainijain	mainijanþau

Present passive

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	mainijai	–
2nd singular	mainijasai	mainijaisau
3rd singular	mainijaþai	mainijaiþau
1st dual	–	–
2nd dual	–	–
1st plural	mainijanþai	mainijainþau
2nd plural	mainijanþai	mainijainþau
3rd plural	mainijanþai	mainijainþau

Past

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	mainidǭ	mainidēdį̄
2nd singular	mainidēz	mainidēdīz
3rd singular	mainidē	mainidēdī
1st dual	mainidēdū	mainidēdīw
2nd dual	mainidēdudiz	mainidēdīdiz
1st plural	mainidēdum	mainidēdīm
2nd plural	mainidēdud	mainidēdīd
3rd plural	mainidēdun	mainidēdīn

Non-finite Forms

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
mainijaną	mainijandz	mainidaz

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Descendants

*mainijan (Proto-West Germanic)
- mēnen (Old Dutch)
  - mênen (Middle Dutch)
    - meine (Limburgish)
*mainijan (Proto-West Germanic)
- mēnen (Old Dutch)
  - mênen (Middle Dutch)
    - menen (Dutch)
      - meen (Afrikaans)
*mainijan (Proto-West Germanic)
- mǣnan (Old English)
  - menen (Middle English)
    - mean (English)
    - mene, mein (Scots)
*mainijan (Proto-West Germanic)
- mēna (Old Frisian)
  - meene (Saterland Frisian)
  - miene (West Frisian)
*mainijan (Proto-West Germanic)
- meinen (Old High German)
  - meinen (Middle High German)
    - meinen (German)
    - menne (Hunsrik)
    - מיינען (meynen) (Yiddish)
*mainijan (Proto-West Germanic)
- mēnian (Old Saxon)
  - mênen, meinen (Middle Low German)
    - menen (German Low German)
*mainijan (Proto-West Germanic)
- mēnian (Old Saxon)
  - mênen, meinen (Middle Low German)
    - meina (Old Norse)
      - meina (Faroese)
      - maine (Gutnish)
      - meina (Icelandic)
      - mena (Swedish)
*mainijan (Proto-West Germanic)
- mēnian (Old Saxon)
  - mênen, meinen (Middle Low German)
    - meina (Old Norse)
      - mene (Danish)
        
        mene (Norwegian Bokmål)
*mainijan (Proto-West Germanic)
- mēnian (Old Saxon)
  - mênen, meinen (Middle Low German)
    - meina (Old Norse)
      - meina (Norwegian Nynorsk)
        
        meine (Norwegian Bokmål)
*mainit'ak (Proto-Finnic)

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