megen
Pronunciation: [ˈmajən]
“megen” is a Danish word. Its meaning in English:
adjective
- much, a lot
Etymology
From Old Danish mikin, originally an accusative form of mikil, from Old Norse mikill, from Proto-Germanic *mikilaz (“large, great”). Cognate with Icelandic mikinn, mikill, Norwegian mykjen, mykje, mye, Swedish mycken, mycket, English much and Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻𐍃 (mikils). The older form with l is retained in some placenames like Møgeltønder. The Germanic adjective goes back to Proto-Indo-European…
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