1. (Sing. pres. ind.) of Mot.

2. (pl.) of Mot.

3. (v.) May; must; might.

4. (n.) A word; hence, a motto; a device.

5. (n.) A pithy or witty saying; a witticism.

6. (n.) A note or brief strain on a bugle.

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