dugan

Gothic

Romanization

dugan

1. Romanization of 𐌳𐌿𐌲𐌰𐌽

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Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *duganą.

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

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Old English

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) From Proto-Germanic *duganą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewgʰ- (“be ready, suffice”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdu.ɡɑn/, [ˈdu.ɣɑn]

Verb

dugan

1. to avail, to be of use, to serve

   þonne his ellea dēah ― when his valour avails

2. to be fit or strong

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

• dyhtiġ
• dohtiġ
• duguþ

Descendants

• English: dow

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Old Saxon

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) From Proto-Germanic *duganą. Cognate with Old English dugan.

Verb

dūgan

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of dūgan (preterite-present)

infinitive	dūgan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	dōh, dōg	dohta
2nd person singular	dōht	dohtes
3rd person singular	dōh, dōg	dohta
plural	dūgun	dohtun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	dūgi	dohti
2nd person singular	dūgis	dohtis
3rd person singular	dūgi	dohti
plural	dūgin	dohtin
imperative	present
singular	—
plural	—
participle	present	past
	dūgandi	—

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Volapük

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [duˈɡan]

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