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dagen.

to dawn

5 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈdaːɣə(n)/
  1. to dawn

    intransitive
  2. to light, illuminate, color by lighting

    transitive
  3. to rise

    intransitive
  4. to start, begin

    intransitive
  5. to begin to become understood

    intransitive
  6. to subpoena, summon to appear in court

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

    transitive
Where this word comes from

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

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