dugan

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See also: Dugan, du gan, and ɖu gan

Gothic

Romanization

dugan

  1. Romanization of 𐌳𐌿𐌲𐌰𐌽

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *dugan.

Verb

dugan

  1. to have value

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: dōgen
    • Dutch: deugen

Further reading

  • “dugan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *dugan, from Proto-Germanic *duganą.

Pronunciation

Verb

dugan

  1. to avail, to be of use, to serve
    • þonne his ellen dēah ― when his valour avails
  2. to be fit or strong
  3. to be good, for a purpose
    • Leech Book, Leech Book, Volume II, xxxiv.
      Wiþ latre meltunge. Olisatrum hātte wyrt sēo dēah tō drincanne.
      For late digestion; a wort hight olusatrum, which is good to drink.
    • Leech Book, Leech Book, Volume I, Fiveleaf, or Cinquefoil. III.
      Wiþ ǣlces dæġes mannes tȳddernysse inneweardes, nime þonne weġbrǣdan, dō on wīn and sūp þ wōs and et þā weġbrǣdan; ðonne dēah hit wið ǣġhwylcre innancundre unhǣlo.
      For every days tenderness of a man inwardly, let him take then waybread, put it in wine, and sip the juice and eat the waybread; then it is good for any inward unheal (infirmity).

Conjugation

Conjugation of dugan (preterite-present)
infinitive dugan dugenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular dēag, dēah dohte
second person singular dēaht dohtest
third person singular dēag, dēah dohte
plural dugon dohton
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular dyġe dohte
plural dyġen dohten
imperative
singular dyġe
plural dugaþ
participle present past
dugende —

Related terms

Descendants

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *dugan. Cognate with Old English dugan.

Verb

dugan

  1. to avail, to serve
  2. to be fit, to be strong
  3. to be of good quality

Conjugation

Conjugation of dugan (preterite-present)
infinitive dugan
indicative present past
1st person singular dōh, dōg dohta
2nd person singular dōht dohtes
3rd person singular dōh, dōg dohta
plural dugun dohtun
subjunctive present past
1st person singular dugi dohti
2nd person singular dugis dohtis
3rd person singular dugi dohti
plural dugin dohtin
imperative present
singular —
plural —
participle present past
dugandi —

Descendants

Volapük

Pronunciation

Noun

dugan (nominative plural dugans)

  1. leader

Declension

declension of dugan
singular plural
nominative dugan dugans
genitive dugana duganas
dative dugane duganes
accusative dugani duganis
vocative 1 o dugan! o dugans!
predicative 2 duganu duganus
  • 1 status as a case is disputed
  • 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only
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