maglen

Cornish

Etymology

From magel (“entanglement, mesh”) +‎ -en.

Noun

maglen f (plural maglennow)

  1. catch, trap
  2. gear

Derived terms

  • maglen dhelergh (“reverse gear”)
  • maglenna (“change gear; tangle, trap”, verb)
  • maglennans (“entanglement”)

Mutation

Mutation of maglen
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
maglen vaglen unchanged unchanged faglen vaglen

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly from Old French maigle, megle, magle (“mattock”); or as an alteration of mangelen (“to mangle”).

Verb

maglen

  1. to cut

Conjugation

Conjugation of maglen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) manglen, mangle
present tense past tense
1st-person singular mangle mangled
2nd-person singular manglest mangledest
3rd-person singular mangleth mangled
subjunctive singular mangle
imperative singular —
plural1 manglen, mangle mangleden, manglede
imperative plural mangleth, mangle —
participles manglynge, manglende mangled, ymangled

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

  • English: maggle

References

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