mena

Swedish

verb-reg
Definitions
  • to mean; to convey, or to want to convey
  • to mean; to be of the opinion that or to have as one's conviction
  • to mean; to have as one's intention

Etymology

Derived from Old Swedish mena derived from Middle Low German mēnen derived from Old Saxon mēnian derived from Proto-Germanic *mainijaną (lament, mean, think) derived from Proto-Indo-European *mein-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*mein-

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