- dagian
- wv/i2 to dawn, become day, be day
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
dagian
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Dawn — (d[add]n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dawned} (d[add]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Dawning}.] [OE. dawnen, dawen, dagen, daien, AS. dagian to become day, to dawn, fr. d[ae]g day; akin to D. dagen, G. tagen, Icel. daga, Dan. dages, Sw. dagas. See {Day}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dawned — Dawn Dawn (d[add]n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dawned} (d[add]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Dawning}.] [OE. dawnen, dawen, dagen, daien, AS. dagian to become day, to dawn, fr. d[ae]g day; akin to D. dagen, G. tagen, Icel. daga, Dan. dages, Sw. dagas. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dawning — Dawn Dawn (d[add]n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dawned} (d[add]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Dawning}.] [OE. dawnen, dawen, dagen, daien, AS. dagian to become day, to dawn, fr. d[ae]g day; akin to D. dagen, G. tagen, Icel. daga, Dan. dages, Sw. dagas. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
daw — I. intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English dagian; akin to Old High German tagēn to dawn, Old English dæg day Date: 13th century chiefly Scottish dawn II. noun Etymology: Middle English dawe; akin to Old High German taha… … New Collegiate Dictionary
dawn — I. intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English, probably back formation from dawning daybreak, alteration of dawing, from Old English dagung, from dagian Date: 15th century 1. to begin to grow light as the sun rises 2. to begin to appear or… … New Collegiate Dictionary
agh- — A day (considered as a span of time). Oldest form *ag̑h , becoming *agh in centum languages. a. day; daisy, today, from Old English dæg, day; b. Landtag, from Old High German tag, day; c … Universalium
dawn — dawnlike, adj. /dawn/, n. 1. the first appearance of daylight in the morning: Dawn broke over the valley. 2. the beginning or rise of anything; advent: the dawn of civilization. v.i. 3. to begin to grow light in the morning: The day dawned with a … Universalium
dawn — dawn1 [do:n US do:n] n [U and C] [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: daw to dawn (10 19 centuries), from Old English dagian; related to day] 1.) the time at the beginning of the day when light first appears = ↑daybreak →↑dusk at dawn ▪ The first boats set… … Dictionary of contemporary English
tagen — Vsw std. (10. Jh.) Stammwort. In der Bedeutung eine Tagung halten kommt das Wort im 14. Jh. im alemannischen Gebiet auf. Die Bedeutung ist abhängig von Tag im Sinne von Termin . In der Bedeutung Tag werden liegt eine ältere Bildung vor (mhd.… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
dawn — {{11}}dawn (n.) 1590s, from DAWN (Cf. dawn) (v.). {{12}}dawn (v.) c.1200, dauen, to dawn, grow light, shortened or back formed from dauinge, dauing period between darkness and sunrise, (c.1200), from O.E. dagung, from dagian to become day, from… … Etymology dictionary
