dagian

Old English

Alternative forms

• dagiġan

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɑ.ɡi.ɑn/, [ˈdɑ.ɣi.ɑn]

Verb

dagian

1. to dawn
   • Ne ðis ne dagaþ eastan. ― This dawns not from the east. (The Fight at Finnsburh)

Conjugation

Conjugation of dagian (weak class 2)

infinitive	dagian	dagienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	dagiġe	dagode
second person singular	dagast	dagodest
third person singular	dagaþ	dagode
plural	dagiaþ	dagodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	dagiġe	dagode
plural	dagiġen	dagoden
imperative
singular	daga
plural	dagiaþ
participle	present	past
	dagiende	(ġe)dagod

Derived terms

• dagung

Descendants

• Middle English: daȝiȝen, dawen
  • English: daw
  • Scots: daw