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Verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To be strong; to have power (over). [8th–17th c.]
(obsolete, auxiliary) To be able; can. [8th–17th c.]
(intransitive, poetic) To be able to go. [from 9th c.]
(modal auxiliary verb, defective) To have permission to, be allowed. Used in granting permission and in questions to make polite requests. [from 9th c.]