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DANISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

tegn.

sign

4 characters1 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

noun[tˢɑjˀn]

  1. sign

    neuter

  2. token

    neuter

  3. character

    neuter
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse teikn, from Proto-Germanic *taikną, cognate with English token and German Zeichen. The noun is derived from the verb *tīhaną (“to show, accuse”) (cf. Danish te (“to behave”), German zeihen (“to accuse”)).

noun[tˢeŋˀn][tˢɛŋˀn][tˢɑjˀn]

  1. freeman, thane

    common-gender · historical
Where this word comes from

From Old Danish thæghæn, from Old Norse þegn, from Proto-Germanic *þegnaz.

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