tegan

See also: Tegan

Old English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈteː.jɑn/
Rhymes: -eː.jɑn

Verb

tēġan (Anglian)

alternative form of tīeġan

Conjugation

Conjugation of tēġan (weak class 1 Anglian)

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indicative mood	present tense	past tense
infinitive	tēġan¹	tēġenne, tēġanne
first person singular	tēġu, tēġe	tēġde
second person singular	tēġes³	tēġdes³
third person singular	tēġeþ²	tēġde
plural	tēġaþ²	tēġdun, tēġdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	tēġe	tēġde
plural	tēġen¹	tēġden¹
imperative
singular	tēġ
plural	tēġaþ²
participle	present	past
	tēġende	(ġe)tēġed

¹In Northumbrian, final -n was regularly lost from these forms
²In Late Northumbrian, final -þ was frequently changed to -s
³In Mercian, final -t was sometimes added to these forms due to West Saxon influence

Welsh

Etymology

teg (“fair, pretty”) +‎ -an

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈtɛɡan/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈteːɡan/, /ˈtɛɡan/

Noun

tegan m (plural teganau)

toy
(figuratively) one's loved one, pet, favourite
darling (term of endearment)

Derived terms

tegan anwes (“cuddly toy”)
tegan meddal (“soft toy”)
tegan y baban (“yellow rattle”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *tegan*
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
tegan	degan	nhegan	thegan

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “tegan”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
Geiriadur Bangor