maun
Americanauxiliary verb
verb
Etymology
Origin of maun
1325–75; Middle English (north and Scots ) man < Old Norse man, earlier mun “must, shall, will”
Example Sentences
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Corporal Craigie, the Scotsman with his forehead branded, called out the commands, saying we maun needs listen well or we shall surrender in confusion.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
“Ye must forget sic things. Ye maun summon up your powers to what is difficult. Will ye do that?”
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
But so it ay maun be between father and son, and he is a good son to me—a good son.
From The Twa Miss Dawsons by Robertson, Margaret M. (Margaret Murray)
"I maun believe my own eyes, what they tell me nicht after nicht."
From The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies by Zangwill, Israel
They maun please themselves,” said Mr Dawson impatiently.
From The Twa Miss Dawsons by Robertson, Margaret M. (Margaret Murray)
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