magan

(助动词, 与不定式连用) 能够
- 10世纪晚期, Ælfric, "Of the Catholic Faith"
  Būtan ġē hit ġelīefen, ne mage ġē hit understandan.
  Unless you believe it, you cannot understand it.
- 10世纪晚期, Ælfric, the Old English Hexateuch, Genesis 45:3
  And hē cwæþ tō his ġebrōðrum, "Iċ eom Iosep! Leofaþ ūre fæder nū ġīet?" Þā ne meahton his ġebrōðru him for eġe ġeandwyrdan.
  And he said to his brothers, "I'm Joseph! Is our father still alive?" Then his brothers couldn't answer him, because they were too afraid.
- c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Matthew 26:8-9
  Þēos sealf mihte bēon ġeseald tō miċelum weorðe and þearfum ġedǣled.
  This ointment could have been sold for a lot of money and given to the poor.
- c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Mark 14:37
  Þā cōm hē and fand hīe slāpende, and cwæþ tō Petre, "Simon, slǣpst þū? Ne meahtest þū āne tīde wacian?"
  Then he came and found them asleep, and said to Peter, "Simon, are you asleep? Couldn't you stay awake for one hour?"
〈及物〉能做
- 10世纪晚期, Ælfric, "The First Sunday After Easter"
  God is ælmihtiġ, and mæġ eall þæt hē wile.
  God is all-powerful, and can do anything he wants.
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magan的变位（强现弱过动词）

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