From Middle High German mæjen, from Old High German māen, from Proto-Germanic *mēaną. Cognate with German mähen, Dutch maaien, English mow. In Cimbrian, an extra -an is added to verbs when the infinitive would only have one syllable, e.g. zeinan (“to be”) (compare German sein).
méenan (third-person singular present indicative méet, past participle gaméet, auxiliary haban)
| infinitive | méenan | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | méenten | ||||
| past participle | gaméet | ||||
| auxiliary | haban | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| present | ich méa | bar méenan | i | ich méa | bar méenan |
| du méest | iart méet | du méest | iart méet | ||
| ear méet | ze méent | ear méa | ze méenan | ||
| preterite (composed) |
ich han gaméet | bar haban gaméet | ii | ich méete | bar méetan |
| du hast gaméet | iart habet gaméet | du méetest | iart méetet | ||
| ear hat gaméet | ze habent gaméet | ear méete | ze méetan | ||
| imperative | — | méebar | |||
| méa (du) | méet (iart) | ||||
| méa (ear) | méan (ze) | ||||