The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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Appendix I
Indo-European Roots |
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ENTRY: | mei-no- |
DEFINITION: | Opinion, intention. 1. moan, from Old English *mn, opinion, complaint, from Germanic *main-. 2. mean1; bemoan, from Old English mnan, to signify, tell, complain of, moan, from Germanic *mainjan. (Pokorny mei-no- 714.) |
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