mought

American  

[mawt] / mɔt /

South Midland and Southern U.S.

1. a simple past tense of may.

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Etymology

Origin of mought

First recorded in 1550–1600

Example Sentences

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mought

Tobe Gryce mought hev hid hyar through a opening down yander on the slope.

From The Phantoms of the Foot-Bridge and Other Stories by Murfree, Mary Noailles

He mought prophesy one day, an' the nex' ye wouldn't trest him ter lead a blind goose ter water.

From The Prophet of the Great Smoky Mountains by Murfree, Mary Noailles

"I des' said that I mought see him."

From The Young Sharpshooter at Antietam by Tomlinson, Everett T. (Everett Titsworth)

"Whosomever it mought be," remarked Lucindy, "it look like dey er bleedze ter git in, kaze dey er breakin' de door down!"

From The Bishop and the Boogerman by Harris, Joel Chandler

"Well, it mought be nigh onto twelve o'clock, and you're not more'n two miles from Jimson's."

From A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed. by Bartlett, William Chauncey