dawen

Bakumpai

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dahun.

Noun

dawen

  1. leaf

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old English dagian, from Proto-West Germanic *dagēn, from Proto-Germanic *dagāną; equivalent to day (day) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdau̯ən/, (by analogy with day) /ˈdæi̯ən/

Verb

dawen (third-person singular simple present daweth, present participle dawende, dawynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle dawed)

  1. To dawn; to start brightening.
  2. (figuratively, of emotions) To emerge or arise.
  3. (figuratively) To awaken from rest.

Conjugation

Conjugation of dawen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) dawen, dawe
present tense past tense
1st-person singular dawe dawed
2nd-person singular dawest dawedest
3rd-person singular daweth dawed
subjunctive singular dawe
imperative singular
plural1 dawen, dawe daweden, dawede
imperative plural daweth, dawe
participles dawynge, dawende dawed

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

  • English: daw (obsolete)
  • Middle Scots: daw

References

Ngaju

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dahun.

Noun

dawen

  1. leaf