dagian

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Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *dagēn, from Proto-Germanic *dagāną. Cognate with Middle Dutch dagen (Dutch dagen), Old High German tagēn (German tagen), Old Norse daga.

Pronunciation

Verb

dagian

  1. to dawn
    • Ne ðis ne dagaþ eastan. ― This dawns not from the east. (The Fight at Finnsburh)

Conjugation

Conjugation of dagian (weak class 2)
infinitive dagian dagienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular dagiġe dagode
second person singular dagast dagodest
third person singular dagaþ dagode
plural dagiaþ dagodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular dagiġe dagode
plural dagiġen dagoden
imperative
singular daga
plural dagiaþ
participle present past
dagiende (ġe)dagod

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: daȝiȝen, dawen
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