See also: Degen
Contents
- 1 English
- 1.1 Etymology 1
- 1.1.1 Alternative forms
- 1.1.2 Pronunciation
- 1.1.3 Noun
- 1.2 Etymology 2
- 1.2.1 Pronunciation
- 1.2.2 Noun
- 1.3 Anagrams
- 1.1 Etymology 1
- 2 Dutch
- 2.1 Pronunciation
- 2.2 Etymology 1
- 2.2.1 Noun
- 2.2.1.1 Derived terms
- 2.2.1.2 Descendants
- 2.2.1 Noun
- 2.3 Etymology 2
- 2.3.1 Noun
- 3 Swedish
- 3.1 Noun
English
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Etymology 1
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Alternative forms
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Pronunciation
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Noun
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degen (plural degens)
- (obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) Sword.
1828, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, chapter XXVIII, in Pelham: or The Adventures of a Gentleman[1], volume 1, New York: J. & J. Harper, page 228:
"Crash the cull—down with him—down with him before he dubs the jigger. Tip him the degen, Fib, fake him through and through; if he pikes we shall all be scragged."
Etymology 2
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Clipping of degenerate.
Pronunciation
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Noun
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degen (plural degens)
Dutch
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Pronunciation
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Etymology 1
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From Middle Dutch degen, from Middle High German degen, itself borrowed from Old French dague (“dagger”).
Noun
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degenm (plural degens, diminutive degentjen)
- (fencing) epee
- duelling sword, court sword (slender sword used in duels and battles; distinct from a rapier)
Derived terms
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Descendants
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Etymology 2
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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 τέκνον (téknon).
Noun
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degenm (plural degens, diminutive degentjen)
Swedish
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degen
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