may

Meanings

Verb

Noun

Origin

  • From Middle English mowen, mayen, moȝen, maȝen, from Old English magan, from Proto-West Germanic *magan, from Proto-Germanic *maganą, from Proto-Indo-European *megʰ-.
  • , Swedish må, Icelandic mega, megum. See also might.
  • French mai, so called because it blossoms in the month of May.
  • Shortening of maid, from maiden.

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