Might : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Might	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
might n physical strength Synonym(s): might, mightiness, power
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Might \Might\, imp. of {May}. [AS. meahte, mihte.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Might \Might\, n. [AS. meaht, miht, from the root of magan to be able, E. may; akin to D. magt, OS. maht, G. macht, Icel. m[be]ttr, Goth. mahts. [?][?][?][?]. See {May}, v.] Force or power of any kind, whether of body or mind; energy or intensity of purpose, feeling, or action; means or resources to effect an object; strength; force; power; ability; capacity. What so strong, But wanting rest, will also want of might? --Spenser. Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. --Deut. vi. 5. {With might and main}. See under 2d {Main}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
May \May\, v. [imp. {Might}] [AS. pres. m[91]g I am able, pret. meahte, mihte; akin to D. mogen, G. m[94]gen, OHG. mugan, magan, Icel. mega, Goth. magan, Russ. moche. [?]. Cf. {Dismay}, {Main} strength, {Might}. The old imp. mought is obsolete, except as a provincial word.] An auxiliary verb qualifyng the meaning of another verb, by expressing: (a) Ability, competency, or possibility; -- now oftener expressed by can. How may a man, said he, with idle speech, Be won to spoil the castle of his health ! --Spenser. For what he [the king] may do is of two kinds; what he may do as just, and what he may do as possible. --Bacon. For of all sad words of tongue or pen The saddest are these: [bd]It might have been.[b8] --Whittier. (b) Liberty; permission; allowance. Thou mayst be no longer steward. --Luke xvi. 2. (c) Contingency or liability; possibility or probability. Though what he learns he speaks, and may advance Some general maxims, or be right by chance. --Pope. (d) Modesty, courtesy, or concession, or a desire to soften a question or remark. How old may Phillis be, you ask. --Prior. (e) Desire or wish, as in prayer, imprecation, benediction, and the like. [bd]May you live happily.[b8] --Dryden. {May be}, [and] {It may be}, are used as equivalent to possibly, perhaps, by chance, peradventure. See 1st {Maybe}.