dagen

See also: Dagen

English

Noun

dagen (plural dagens)

1. Alternative spelling of degen.

Anagrams

• Agden, De'ang, degan, denga, Gaden, Degan, Deang, agend

Danish

Noun

dagen

1. definite singular of dag

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdaːɣə(n)/
• Hyphenation: da‧gen
• Rhymes: -aːɣən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch dāgen, from Old Dutch *dagon, from Proto-West Germanic *dagēn, from Proto-Germanic *dagāną.

Verb

dagen

1. (intransitive) to dawn

   Synonyms: gloren, krieken

2. (transitive) to light, illuminate, color by lighting

   Synonym: belichten

3. (intransitive) to rise

   Synonyms: opgaan, opkomen

4. (intransitive) to start, begin

   Synonyms: aanbreken, aanvangen, beginnen

5. (intransitive) to begin to become understood
6. (transitive, law) to subpoena, summon to appear in court

   Synonyms: dagvaarden, citeren

7. (transitive) to call, summon to battle, notably against uproar

Conjugation

Conjugation of dagen (weak)
infinitive	dagen
past singular	daagde
past participle	gedaagd
infinitive	dagen
gerund	dagen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	daag	daagde
2nd person sing. (jij)	daagt, daag2	daagde
2nd person sing. (u)	daagt	daagde
2nd person sing. (gij)	daagt	daagde
3rd person singular	daagt	daagde
plural	dagen	daagden
subjunctive sing.1	dage	daagde
subjunctive plur.1	dagen	daagden
imperative sing.	daag
imperative plur.1	daagt
participles	dagend	gedaagd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• daagbaar
• daagboek
• daagbrief
• daagcedel
• daagsel
• dagelijk
• dagement
• dager
• daging
• gedaagde
• indagen
• ontdagen
• opdagen
• uitdagen
• verdagen

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

dagen

1. plural of dag

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *dagon, from Proto-West Germanic *dagēn.

Verb

dāgen

1. to dawn, to become day
2. to rest (a horse)
3. to let someone wait, to delay
4. to summon to appear on a certain day
5. to summon to a court

Inflection

Conjugation of dāgen (weak)

infinitive	base form	dāgen
	genitive	dāgens
	dative	dāgene
		indicative			subjunctive
		present	past		present	past
1st person singular		dāge	—		dāge	—
2nd person singular		dāechs, dāges	—		dāechs, dāges	—
3rd person singular		dāecht, dāget	—		dāge	—
1st person plural		dāgen	—		dāgen	—
2nd person plural		dāecht, dāget	—		dāecht, dāget	—
3rd person plural		dāgen	—		dāgen	—
		imperative
singular		dāech, dāge
plural		dāecht, dāget
		present	past
participle		dāgende	—

Descendants

• Dutch: dagen
• Limburgish: dage

Further reading

• “daghen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “dagen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Middle English

Verb

dagen

1. (Early Middle English) alternative form of dawen

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

dagen m

1. definite singular of dag

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

dagen m

1. definite singular of dag

Swedish

Alternative forms

• dan (informal)

Noun

dagen

1. definite singular of dag

Anagrams

• genad

West Frisian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdaːɡən/

Noun

dagen

1. plural of dei