dagian

Old English

Alternative forms

  • dagiġan

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

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɑ.ɡi.ɑn/, [ˈdɑ.ɣi.ɑn]

Verb

dagian

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

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: daȝiȝen, dawen
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