English Explanatory Dictionary

mought

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. Alternative form of might.
  2. past participle of may.

Pronunciation

/maʊt/

Word forms

mought

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English moghte, from Old English muhte, late variant of meahte, mihte (“might”) due to the influence of the infinitive *mugan, itself an analogical remodelling of magan (“to be capable, to be able to”) after dugan (“to be useful”).

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