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Old English · verb

dagian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈdɑ.ɡi.ɑn/
[ˈdɑ.ɣi.ɑn]
Syllables
ˈdɑ · ɡi · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
dawdawn

Meaning

  1. to dawn

    Ne ðis ne dagaþ eastan.

    This dawns not from the east. (The Fight at Finnsburh)

Conjugation

Conjugation of dagian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular dagiġedagode
2nd singular dagastdagodest
3rd singular dagaþdagode
Plural dagiaþdagodon
Subjunctive
Singular dagiġedagode
Plural dagiġendagoden
Non-finite forms of dagian
Form
Infinitive dagian
Inflected infinitive dagienne
Imperative singular daga
Imperative plural dagiaþ
Present participle dagiende
Past participle dagodġedagod

All forms (15)

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.

Descendants

daw

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