See also: Degen

English edit

Etymology 1 edit

From German Degen (dagger).

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Noun edit

degen (plural degens)

  1. (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 edit

Clipping of degenerate.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

degen (plural degens)

  1. (Internet slang) Degenerate.

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Dutch edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈdeː.ɣə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: de‧gen
  • Rhymes: -eːɣən

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle Dutch degen, from Middle High German degen, itself borrowed from Old French dague (dagger).

Noun edit

degen m (plural degens, diminutive degentje n)

  1. (fencing) epee
  2. duelling sword, court sword (slender sword used in duels and battles; distinct from a rapier)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
  • Afrikaans: degen
  • Negerhollands: deegen
  • Papiamentu: degel (dated)
  • West Frisian: degen

Etymology 2 edit

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 edit

degen m (plural degens, diminutive degentje n)

  1. (archaic) hero, warrior, soldier

Swedish edit

Noun edit

degen

  1. definite singular of deg