dugan

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See also: Dugan, du gan, and ɖu gan

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Romanization

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dugan

  1. Romanization of 𐌳𐌿𐌲𐌰𐌽

Old Dutch

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *dugan.

Verb

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dugan

  1. to have value

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Middle Dutch: dōgen
    • Dutch: deugen

Further reading

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  • dugan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdu.ɡɑn/, [ˈdu.ɣɑn]

Verb

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dugan

  1. to avail, to be of use, to serve
    • þonne his ellen dēahwhen 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).

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Descendants

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Old Saxon

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Etymology

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

Verb

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dugan

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

Conjugation

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Volapük

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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dugan (nominative plural dugans)

  1. leader

Declension

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