"Degen" meaning in German

See Degen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈdeːɡən/, [ˈdeː.ɡŋ̍], [-ɡən] Audio: De-Degen.ogg [Germany, Berlin], De-Degen2.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Etymology: Since ca. 1400, at first as degen, but also dege, dägen, tägen. Usually derived from Middle French dague, but the origin of the e-vocalism is unclear. An eastern dialectal *degue is possible, but apparently unattested, whereas Czech dýka is considered a borrowing from German. See French dague and Italian daga for more. Probably also related with the family of English dagger. From the 17th century, the sense “dagger” is restricted to Dolch, while Degen comes to refer to longer weapons, especially thrust-oriented dueling swords. By the 18th century it was used of any sword worn as part of a uniform. Etymology templates: {{dercat|de|fro|la}}, {{der|de|frm|dague}} Middle French dague, {{cog|cs|dýka}} Czech dýka, {{cog|fr|dague}} French dague, {{cog|it|daga}} Italian daga, {{cog|en|dagger}} English dagger Head templates: {{de-noun|m}} Degen m (strong, genitive Degens, plural Degen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Degens [genitive], Degen [plural], strong [table-tags], Degen [nominative, singular], Degen [definite, nominative, plural], Degens [genitive, singular], Degen [definite, genitive, plural], Degen [dative, singular], Degen [dative, definite, plural], Degen [accusative, singular], Degen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. rapier, smallsword Tags: masculine, strong Derived forms: Degenfisch, Degengriff, Degenklinge, Degenschlucker, Degenstoß, Haudegen, Mantel-und-Degen-Film, Offiziersdegen, Stockdegen, Stoßdegen Related terms: Florett, Schwert
    Sense id: en-Degen-de-noun-OmVyOEkt Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Swords Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 50 34 3 13 Disambiguation of Swords: 75 13 4 7
  2. (fencing) épée Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Degen-de-noun-~4P8DPtp Categories (other): Fencing Topics: fencing, government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war
  3. (obsolete) dagger Tags: masculine, obsolete, strong
    Sense id: en-Degen-de-noun-ZBX65lor
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈdeːɡən/, [ˈdeː.ɡŋ̍], [-ɡən] Audio: De-Degen.ogg [Germany, Berlin], De-Degen2.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Etymology: From Middle High German dëgen, from Old High German dëgan. Cognate with Dutch degen, English thane, Icelandic þegn, Ancient Greek τέκνον (téknon). The word had become archaic by 1500, but was revived in poetic style since the later 18th century. This use may be a learned borrowing from Middle High German as there appear to be no attestations between ca. 1650 and 1750. Etymology templates: {{dercat|de|gmw-pro|gem-pro|ine-pro|inh=2}}, {{bor|de|gmh|dëgen}} Middle High German dëgen, {{der|de|goh|dëgan}} Old High German dëgan, {{cog|nl|degen}} Dutch degen, {{cog|en|thane}} English thane, {{cog|is|þegn}} Icelandic þegn, {{cog|grc|τέκνον}} Ancient Greek τέκνον (téknon), {{lbor|de|gmh|-|nocap=1}} learned borrowing from Middle High German Head templates: {{de-noun|m}} Degen m (strong, genitive Degens, plural Degen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Degens [genitive], Degen [plural], strong [table-tags], Degen [nominative, singular], Degen [definite, nominative, plural], Degens [genitive, singular], Degen [definite, genitive, plural], Degen [dative, singular], Degen [dative, definite, plural], Degen [accusative, singular], Degen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (archaic, poetic, history) hero, warrior, soldier Tags: archaic, masculine, poetic, strong Derived forms: Haudegen (english: partially) Related terms: Than
    Sense id: en-Degen-de-noun-de:hero Categories (other): History Topics: history, human-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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          "bold_text_offsets": [
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              106,
              111
            ]
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          "ref": "1772, Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, Emilia Galotti, 1. Aufzug, 4. Auftritt:",
          "text": "[Der Prinz.] […] Er war es, der sich meinen Ansprüchen auf Sabionetta am meisten widersetzte. – Ein alter Degen; stolz und rauh; sonst bieder und gut!",
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          "english": "The Maid of Orleans",
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      "ipa": "/ˈdeːɡən/"
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      "ipa": "[ˈdeː.ɡŋ̍]"
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}

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          "english": "The Maid of Orleans",
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}

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