different between degan vs degen

English

Noun

degan (plural degans)

1. Alternative spelling of degen

Anagrams

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

Maranao

Noun

degan

1. flood, freshet
2. hailstorm

References

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

Old High German

Etymology

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

Noun

dëgan m

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

Declension

Derived terms

• deganheit
• degankind
• deganl?hho
• degan?n
• deganspenta

Descendants

• Middle High German: dëgen
  • German: Degen

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /?d??an/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /?de??an/, /?d??an/

Noun

degan

1. Soft mutation of tegan (“toy”).

Mutation

English

Alternative forms

• degan
• dagen

Etymology

From German Degen (“dagger”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?de???n/

Noun

degen (plural degens)

1. (obsolete, Britain, thieves' cant) Sword.

Anagrams

• Gen Ed, Gen-ed, Gen. Ed., gen ed, gen. ed.

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?de?.??(n)/
• Hyphenation: de?gen
• Rhymes: -e???n

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch degen, from Middle High German degen, itself borrowed from Old French dague (“dagger”).

Noun

degen m (plural degens, diminutive degentje n)

1. (fencing) epee
2. duelling sword, court sword (slender sword used in duels and battles; distinct from a rapier)

Derived terms

• degenkrab
• houwdegen

Descendants

• Afrikaans: degen
• ? West Frisian: degen

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch degen, deghen, from Old Dutch *thegen, from Proto-West Germanic *þegn, from Proto-Germanic *þegnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *tek-.

Cognate with German Degen, English thane, Icelandic þegn, Ancient Greek ?????? (téknon).

Noun

degen m (plural degens, diminutive degentje n)

1. (archaic) hero, warrior, soldier

Swedish

Noun

degen

1. definite singular of deg