mesan

Ladin

Etymology

From Latin mediānus.

Adjective

mesan m (feminine singular mesana, masculine plural mesans, feminine plural mesanes)

1. average, mean, middle

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *mōsijan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeː.sɑn/, [ˈmeː.zɑn]

Verb

mēsan

1. to eat, feed
   • Exeter Book, riddle 40

     Iċ mēsan mæġ meahtelīcor
     ond efnetan ealdum þyrse

     I can feed more mightily
     and eat as much as an old giant

Conjugation

Conjugation of mēsan (weak, class 1)

infinitive	mēsan	mēsenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	mēse	mēsde
second person singular	mēsest, mēst	mēsdest
third person singular	mēseþ, mēst	mēsde
plural	mēsaþ	mēsdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	mēse	mēsde
plural	mēsen	mēsden
imperative
singular	mēs
plural	mēsaþ
participle	present	past
	mēsende	(ġe)mēsed

Related terms

• mōs

Spanish

Verb

mesan

1. third-person plural present indicative of mesar