MOTE Meaning of MOTE in English [mote] verbal auxiliary [ME, fr. OE motan to be allowed to--more at must] (bef. 12c) archaic: may, might [2]mote n [ME mot, fr. OE; akin to MD & Fris mot sand] (bef. 12c): a small particle: speck Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012