degan

See also: Degan

English

Noun

degan (plural degans)

1. Alternative spelling of degen
   • 1828, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, chapter LXXXIII, in Pelham: or The Adventures of a Gentleman‎^[1], page 402:

     "Crash the cull—down with him—down with him before he dubs the jigger. Tip him the degan, Fib, fake him through and through; if he pikes we shall all be scragged."

Anagrams

• Agden, Dagen, De'ang, Deang, agend, dagen, denga

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Maranao

Noun

degan

1. flood, freshet
2. hailstorm

References

• A Maranao Dictionary, by Howard P. McKaughan and Batua A. Macaraya

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Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þegn, from Proto-Germanic *þegnaz.

Noun

dëgan m

1. retainer, thane, warrior
   • 830s, Hildebrandslied

     […] her was otachre ummet tirri / degano dechisto unti deotrichhe […]

     […] he was to Odoacer greatly hostile / of thanes, to Theodoric the most loyal […]

Declension

Declension of dëgan (masculine a-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	dëgan	dëgana
accusative	dëgan	dëgana
genitive	dëganes	dëgano
dative	dëgane	dëganum
instrumental	dëganu	—

Derived terms

• deganheit
• degankind
• deganlīhho
• deganōn
• deganspenta
• guotdegan

Descendants

• Middle High German: dëgen
  • German: Degen

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Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛɡan/
• IPA^(key): /ˈdeːɡan/, /ˈdɛɡan/

Noun

degan

1. Soft mutation of tegan (“toy”).

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
tegan	degan	nhegan	thegan
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.