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See also: Dagen
English
Noun
dagen (plural dagens)
- Alternative spelling of degen.
Anagrams
Danish
Noun
dagen
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch dāgen, from Old Dutch *dagon, from Proto-West Germanic *dagēn, from Proto-Germanic *dagāną.
Verb
dagen
- (intransitive) to dawn
- (transitive) to light, illuminate, color by lighting
- Synonym: belichten
- (intransitive) to rise
- (intransitive) to start, begin
- (intransitive) to begin to become understood
- (transitive, law) to subpoena, summon to appear in court
- Synonyms: dagvaarden, citeren
- (transitive) to call, summon to battle, notably against uproar
Conjugation
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
dagen
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *dagon, from Proto-West Germanic *dagēn.
Verb
dāgen
- to dawn, to become day
- to rest (a horse)
- to let someone wait, to delay
- to summon to appear on a certain day
- to summon to a court
Inflection
Descendants
Further reading
- “daghen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “dagen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
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Middle English
Verb
dagen
- (Early Middle English) alternative form of dawen
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
dagen m
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
dagen m
Swedish
Alternative forms
Noun
dagen
Anagrams
West Frisian
Noun
dagen
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