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maun Definition

maun (män, môn)

intransitive verb

Scot. must

Etymology: MScot mane < ON man, pt. of munu, shall, will, lit., intend

maun Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • hae: Follow this if you can: " The dog maun hae left the kirkyaird.
  • dae: An a wyfe maun aye dae as hir man bids hir.
  • gang: But sen yeir hert is richt set on wattir frae this place, Ah maun gang an fesh it for ye.
  • tak: Ye maun tak the gweed wi the bad, as they fun oot in their neist game.
  • wi: For than, he micht never gae back til his ain fowk, but maun byde foraye wi the wee fowk.
  • tae: Yi maun mind foo tae spik yir ain leid!

Noun used with modifier

  • ye: Gunnar: That ye maun thole for the sake o yeir faith.
  • I: Say what ye like, I maun say what I believe.
  • thay: Big an braw thay maun be, for ti luik weill on a heich bodie lyke masell.

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