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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“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
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
“We maun just ha’e patience,” was all that Miss Jean said.
From The Twa Miss Dawsons by Margaret M. (Margaret Murray) Robertson
"Ye maun show me that, for a certainty!" cried the other, "because I've read of it in Robinson Crusoe, or some ither book of travel and adventure amang the islands of the sea."
From Boy Scouts: Tenderfoot Squad or, Camping at Raccoon Lodge by Alan Douglas
"Rise up, rise up, bonnie Lizzie, And put on your satins so fine;90 For we maun to be at Kincassie Before that the clock strikes nine."
From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume IV by Various
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