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mogen

“mogen” is a Swedish word. Its 2 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. mature (fully developed)
  2. ripe (ready for harvest)

Etymology

From Old Swedish moin, moghin, from Old Norse móa (“to digest”), from Proto-Germanic *meuk- *mūk-, from Proto-Indo-European *mewg- (“slimy, slippery”), see also Gothic 𐌼𐌿𐌺𐌰𐌼𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌹 (mukamōdei, “gentleness”). Corresponding to Danish moden, probably the past participle of a verb.

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