*masōną

Runic: ᛗᚨᛊᛟᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈmɑ.sɔː.nɑ̃/

verb · Weak class 2

Meanings

to labour, struggle with, be confused

Etymology

Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂- (‘to beckon, enchant’), related to Bulgarian мая (maja, ‘to hesitate, be amazed’).

Conjugation

Present active

PersonIndicativeSubjunctiveImperative
1st singularmasōmasǭ–
2nd singularmasōsimasōsmasō
3rd singularmasōþimasōmasōþau
1st dualmasōsmasōw–
2nd dualmasōþizmasōþizmasōþiz
1st pluralmasōmazmasōm–
2nd pluralmasōþmasōþmasōþ
3rd pluralmasōnþimasōnmasōnþau

Present passive

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularmasōi–
2nd singularmasōsaimasōsau
3rd singularmasōþaimasōþau
1st dual––
2nd dual––
1st pluralmasōnþaimasōnþau
2nd pluralmasōnþaimasōnþau
3rd pluralmasōnþaimasōnþau

Past

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularmasōdǭmasōdēdį̄
2nd singularmasōdēzmasōdēdīz
3rd singularmasōdēmasōdēdī
1st dualmasōdēdūmasōdēdīw
2nd dualmasōdēdudizmasōdēdīdiz
1st pluralmasōdēdummasōdēdīm
2nd pluralmasōdēdudmasōdēdīd
3rd pluralmasōdēdunmasōdēdīn

Non-finite Forms

InfinitivePresent ParticiplePast Participle
masōną masōndz masōdaz

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Descendants

  • *masōn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *masian (Old English)
      • masen (Middle English)
        • maze, amase (Scots)
  • *masōn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *masian (Old English)
      • masen (Middle English)
        • maze, amaze (English)
          • bemaze (English)
  • *masōn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *masian (Old English)
      • āmasian (Old English)
        • *amasen (Middle English)
          • amaze (English)
          • amase (Scots)
  • masa (Old Norse)
    • masa (Faroese)
    • masa (Icelandic)
    • masa (Norwegian Nynorsk)
    • masa (Swedish)
  • masa (Old Norse)
    • mase (Danish)
      • mase (Norwegian Bokmål)

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