chiefly dialectal past tense of may.
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Mought definition: a simple past tense of may1. . See examples of MOUGHT used in a sentence.
From Middle English moghte, from Old English muhte, rare variant of Old English meahte, mihte (“might”).
MOUGHT definition: ( in South Midland and Southern US dialect ) a pt. of may 1 | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples in American English.
a counsellor and secretary, that never came to Queen Elizabeth of England, with bills to sign, but he would always first put her into some discourse of estate.
mought (môt),USA pronunciation [South Midland and Southern U.S.]. Dialect Termsa pt. of may. Forum discussions with the word(s) "mought" in the title:.
from The Century Dictionary. noun An obsolete or dialectal form of might , preterit of may . noun An obsolete or dialectal variant of moth .
Words Near Mought in the Dictionary · mouchard · mouchoir · moue · mouf · mouffle · mouflon · mought · mouillation · mouille · moujik · moulage · mould.
mought (v.) might (in the sense of 'could'). Headword location(s). SHAKESPEARE'S WORDS © 2024 DAVID CRYSTAL & BEN CRYSTAL. x. Jump directly to.
Up he pranced Wi' air like monarch moughty. [Variant of Maucht.] Mought n. Top.