degen
See also: Degen
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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 edit
Clipping of degenerate.
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degen (plural degens)
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Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch degen, from Middle High German degen, itself borrowed from Old French dague (“dagger”).
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degen m (plural degens, diminutive degentje n)
- (fencing) epee
- duelling sword, court sword (slender sword used in duels and battles; distinct from a rapier)
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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).
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degen m (plural degens, diminutive degentje n)
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degen