*mēaną

Runic: ᛗᛖᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈmɛː.ɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Strong class 7d

Meanings

to mow, cut down (grass, crops)

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂meh₁- (‘to mow’).

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	mēō	mēaų	–
2nd singular	mēizi	mēaiz	mē
3rd singular	mēidi	mēai	mēadau
1st dual	mēōz	mēaiw	–
2nd dual	mēadiz	mēaidiz	mēadiz
1st plural	mēamaz	mēaim	–
2nd plural	mēid	mēaid	mēid
3rd plural	mēandi	mēain	mēandau

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
mēaną	mēandz	mēanaz

*māan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *māien (Old Dutch)
  - mâyen (Middle Dutch)
    - maaien (Dutch)
      - maai (Afrikaans)
*māan (Proto-West Germanic)
- māwan (Old English)
  - mowen (Middle English)
    - mow (English)
    - maw (Scots)
*māan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *meā, *miā (Old Frisian)
  - mjo (Saterland Frisian)
  - mjeane, meane (West Frisian)
*māan (Proto-West Germanic)
- māen (Old High German)
  - mæjen (Middle High German)
    - mähen (German)
    - méien (Luxembourgish)
*māan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *māian (Old Saxon)
  - meien, meyen, meygen, meigen, mêgen (Middle Low German)
    - meje (Danish)
    - maihen (German Low German)
    - meja (Swedish)
*māan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *māian (Old Saxon)
  - meien, meyen, meygen, meigen, mêgen (Middle Low German)
    - ? (Norwegian)
      - meie (Norwegian Bokmål)
      - meia, meie (Norwegian Nynorsk)