menian
Old Saxon
/ˈmɛːniɑn/
verb
Definitions
- to mean, to intend (to do something)
- to mean, to intend (something for a specific purpose)
- to mean, to signify
- to think, to have an opinion
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *mainijaną (lament, mean, think).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*mainijaną
Gloss
lament, mean, think
Concept
Semantic Field
Cognition
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
思, 考
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- maine Finnish
- *mein- Proto-Indo-European
- *meyn- Proto-Indo-European
- *mainijaną Proto-Germanic
- mænan Old English
- mǣnan Old English
- meinen Old High German
- menen Old Dutch
- mēnen Old Dutch
- *mainit'ak Proto-Finnic
- meinen Middle Low German
- bimenian Old Saxon
- gimenian Old Saxon
- mēnian Old Saxon
- mēna Old Frisian