maun

[mahn, mawn]

maun

[mahn, mawn]
auxiliary verb Scot.
Also, man.


Origin:
1325–75; Middle English (north and Scots ) man < Old Norse man, earlier mun must, shall, will
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Maun is one of our favorite verbs.
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to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.
to introduce subtleties into or argue subtly about.
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maun, man or mun (mɑːn, mɔːn, mɑːn, mɔːn, mʌn)
 
vb
a dialect word for must
 
[C14: from Old Norse man must, will]
 
man, man or mun
 
vb
 
[C14: from Old Norse man must, will]
 
mun, man or mun
 
vb
 
[C14: from Old Norse man must, will]

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