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To be strong; to have power (over).

(auxiliary) To be able; can.

(poetic) To be able to go.

(permission) (defective) To have permission to, be allowed. {{ng|Used in granting permission and in questions to make polite requests.}} +

(admissibility of a supposition) (defective) {{ng|Granting the admissibility of a supposition, in a way that can be semantically either {{glossary|subjunctive}} or {{glossary|indicative}}.}}

(admissibility of a supposition, conveying possibility) (defective) {{ng|Expressing a present possibility; possibly}}.

(admissibility of a supposition, conveying disjunctive or contrastive relation between indicative statements) (defective) {{ng|Expressing a disjunctive or contrastive relation between {{glossary|indicative}} statements.}}

(poetic) {{ng|Expressing a wish (with present subjunctive effect)}}. +

(defective) {{n-g|Used in modesty, courtesy, or concession, or to soften a question or remark.}}

The hawthorn bush or its blossoms.

To gather may, or flowers in general.

To celebrate May Day.

(archaic) A maiden.