möng

See also: mong, móng, mống, mỗng, mỏng, 'mong, and Mong.

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• mögan (Sette Comuni)

Etymology

From Middle High German mugen, from Old High German mugan (“can, must, shall, may”), from Proto-Germanic *maganą. Cognate with German mögen, Dutch mogen, English may, Icelandic mega.

Verb

möng (preterite-present, auxiliary håm)

1. (Luserna, auxiliary) can, to be allowed to, may, could

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien