"digawn" meaning in Middle Welsh

See digawn in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈdiɡau̯n/ Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], digawn [error-unrecognized-form], ðigawn [soft], nigawn [error-unrecognized-form], dichawn [alternative], digaun [alternative]
Etymology: From Proto-Brythonic *digọn, from Proto-Celtic *dīkā(g)neti, from *dī- (“from, of”) + *kā(g)nis (“tribute, law”), of uncertain relation to words like Latin cōnor (“to attempt”) and Old Church Slavonic канити (kaniti, “to intend”). Etymology templates: {{der|wlm|cel-bry-pro|*digọn}} Proto-Brythonic *digọn, {{inh|wlm|cel-pro||*dīkā(g)neti}} Proto-Celtic *dīkā(g)neti, {{cog|la|cōnor|t=to attempt}} Latin cōnor (“to attempt”), {{cog|cu|канити|t=to intend}} Old Church Slavonic канити (kaniti, “to intend”), {{ref|<span class="cited-source">Matasović, Ranko (<span class="None" lang="und">2009), “kā(g)ni-”, in <cite>Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic</cite> (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, <small>→ISBN</small>, page 183</span></span>}}
  1. sufficiency, enough Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-digawn-wlm-noun-znHmtKWZ

Verb

IPA: /ˈdiɡau̯n/ Forms: dichawn [alternative], digaun [alternative]
Etymology: From Proto-Brythonic *digọn, from Proto-Celtic *dīkā(g)neti, from *dī- (“from, of”) + *kā(g)nis (“tribute, law”), of uncertain relation to words like Latin cōnor (“to attempt”) and Old Church Slavonic канити (kaniti, “to intend”). Etymology templates: {{der|wlm|cel-bry-pro|*digọn}} Proto-Brythonic *digọn, {{inh|wlm|cel-pro||*dīkā(g)neti}} Proto-Celtic *dīkā(g)neti, {{cog|la|cōnor|t=to attempt}} Latin cōnor (“to attempt”), {{cog|cu|канити|t=to intend}} Old Church Slavonic канити (kaniti, “to intend”), {{ref|<span class="cited-source">Matasović, Ranko (<span class="None" lang="und">2009), “kā(g)ni-”, in <cite>Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic</cite> (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, <small>→ISBN</small>, page 183</span></span>}}
  1. to perform valiantly, act manfully
    Sense id: en-digawn-wlm-verb-aSZ6nuJJ Categories (other): Middle Welsh entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 11 65 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 66 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 50 43
  2. (defective, third-person singular present indicative only) can, may Tags: defective, indicative, present, singular, third-person
    Sense id: en-digawn-wlm-verb-pFlqma1c Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 50 43

Alternative forms

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      "expansion": "Latin cōnor (“to attempt”)",
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      "args": {
        "1": "cu",
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      "expansion": "Old Church Slavonic канити (kaniti, “to intend”)",
      "name": "cog"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "<span class=\"cited-source\">Matasović, Ranko (<span class=\"None\" lang=\"und\">2009), “kā(g)ni-”, in <cite>Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic</cite> (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, <small>→ISBN</small>, page 183</span></span>"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "ref"
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  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Brythonic *digọn, from Proto-Celtic *dīkā(g)neti, from *dī- (“from, of”) + *kā(g)nis (“tribute, law”), of uncertain relation to words like Latin cōnor (“to attempt”) and Old Church Slavonic канити (kaniti, “to intend”).",
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        "alternative"
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        "alternative"
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        {
          "text": "For quotations using this term, see Citations:digawn."
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          "may"
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      ],
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        "defective",
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdiɡau̯n/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "digawn"
}

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      "word": "digon"
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      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
        "1": "<span class=\"cited-source\">Matasović, Ranko (<span class=\"None\" lang=\"und\">2009), “kā(g)ni-”, in <cite>Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic</cite> (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, <small>→ISBN</small>, page 183</span></span>"
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  "forms": [
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "l-self",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "digawn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "ðigawn",
      "links": [
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          "ðigawn",
          "digawn#Middle_Welsh"
        ]
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      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nigawn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "dichawn",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
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      "form": "digaun",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
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          "text": "For quotations using this term, see Citations:digawn."
        }
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        "sufficiency, enough"
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          "sufficiency",
          "sufficiency"
        ],
        [
          "enough",
          "enough"
        ]
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      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdiɡau̯n/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "digawn"
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    "Middle Welsh lemmas",
    "Middle Welsh masculine nouns",
    "Middle Welsh nouns",
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    "Middle Welsh terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
    "Middle Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Celtic",
    "Middle Welsh verbs",
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    "Pages with entries"
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    },
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      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
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        "alternative"
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      "form": "digaun",
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        "alternative"
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        "to perform valiantly, act manfully"
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          "perform",
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          "valiant",
          "valiant"
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        [
          "act",
          "act"
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          "manful",
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          "may"
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdiɡau̯n/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "digawn"
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      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
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  "forms": [
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "l-self",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "digawn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
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    {
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    {
      "form": "nigawn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
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    {
      "form": "dichawn",
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    },
    {
      "form": "digaun",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
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  "pos": "noun",
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          "text": "For quotations using this term, see Citations:digawn."
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      ],
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        "sufficiency, enough"
      ],
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        [
          "sufficiency",
          "sufficiency"
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          "enough",
          "enough"
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdiɡau̯n/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "digawn"
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