"decan" meaning in Old English

See decan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈde.kɑn/
Rhymes: -e.kɑn Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *dekan. Etymology templates: {{dercat|ang|la}}, {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*dekan}} Proto-West Germanic *dekan Head templates: {{ang-noun|m|head=decan}} decan m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-m|decan}}, {{ang-decl-noun|decan|decanas|decan|decanas|decanes|decana|decane|decanum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], decan [nominative, singular], decanas [nominative, plural], decan [accusative, singular], decanas [accusative, plural], decanes [genitive, singular], decana [genitive, plural], decane [dative, singular], decanum [dative, plural]
  1. one in charge of ten monks Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-decan-ang-noun-qKCZ9Jvk Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈdeː.t͡ʃɑn/
Rhymes: -eː.t͡ʃɑn Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *dōkijan. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*dōkijan}} Proto-West Germanic *dōkijan Head templates: {{ang-verb|head=dēċan}} dēċan Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|dēċan<w1>}} Forms: dēċan [canonical], weak [table-tags], dēċan [infinitive], dēċenne [infinitive], dēċe [first-person, present, singular], dēcte [first-person, past, singular], dēċest [present, second-person, singular], dēcst [present, second-person, singular], dēctest [past, second-person, singular], dēċeþ [present, singular, third-person], dēcþ [present, singular, third-person], dēcte [past, singular, third-person], dēċaþ [plural, present], dēcton [past, plural], dēċe [present, singular], dēcte [past, singular], dēċen [plural, present], dēcten [past, plural], dēċ [imperative, past, present, singular], dēċaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], dēċende [imperative, present], dēċed [imperative, past], ġedēċed [imperative, past]
  1. to smear, daub Derived forms: ġedēċan
    Sense id: en-decan-ang-verb-1xXTbFQC Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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        {
          "lang": "English",
          "lang_code": "en",
          "word": "deech"
        },
        {
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          "lang_code": "en",
          "word": "ditch"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "lang_code": "enm",
      "word": "dechen"
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      "form": "1",
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      "form": "dēċan",
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          "dēċan",
          "decan#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
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        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "dēċenne",
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        [
          "dēċenne",
          "decenne#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
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      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
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          "dēċe",
          "dece#Old_English"
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        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
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          "dēċest",
          "decest#Old_English"
        ]
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "dēcst",
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        [
          "dēcst",
          "decst#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
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        "singular"
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      "form": "dēctest",
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          "dēctest",
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        ]
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "dēċeþ",
      "links": [
        [
          "dēċeþ",
          "deceþ#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "dēcþ",
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          "dēcþ",
          "decþ#Old_English"
        ]
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        "third-person"
      ]
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        ]
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        "third-person"
      ]
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        [
          "dēċaþ",
          "decaþ#Old_English"
        ]
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dēcton",
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          "dēcton",
          "decton#Old_English"
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        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
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        "singular"
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          "dēċen",
          "decen#Old_English"
        ]
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        "present"
      ]
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          "decten#Old_English"
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        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "dēċ",
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          "dēċ",
          "dec#Old_English"
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      ],
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        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
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        [
          "dēċaþ",
          "decaþ#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
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        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dēċende",
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        [
          "dēċende",
          "decende#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
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        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dēċed",
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        [
          "dēċed",
          "deced#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
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      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
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        "past"
      ]
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      },
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    }
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        "1": "dēċan<w1>"
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    }
  ],
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        }
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        {
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        "to smear, daub"
      ],
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          "smear",
          "smear"
        ],
        [
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          "daub"
        ]
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdeː.t͡ʃɑn/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eː.t͡ʃɑn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "decan"
}

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        "one in charge of ten monks"
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      "ipa": "/ˈde.kɑn/"
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    "Rhymes:Old English/eː.t͡ʃɑn",
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    {
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    }
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        "singular"
      ]
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
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          "dēcst",
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        ]
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      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "dēctest",
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          "dēctest",
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        ]
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
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        [
          "dēċeþ",
          "deceþ#Old_English"
        ]
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
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          "dēcþ",
          "decþ#Old_English"
        ]
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      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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          "decte#Old_English"
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        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
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    {
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        [
          "dēċaþ",
          "decaþ#Old_English"
        ]
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      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dēcton",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dēcte",
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        [
          "dēcte",
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        ]
      ],
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      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "dēċen",
      "links": [
        [
          "dēċen",
          "decen#Old_English"
        ]
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        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dēcten",
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          "decten#Old_English"
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        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "dēċ",
      "links": [
        [
          "dēċ",
          "dec#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
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      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dēċaþ",
      "links": [
        [
          "dēċaþ",
          "decaþ#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dēċende",
      "links": [
        [
          "dēċende",
          "decende#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
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      "tags": [
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        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dēċed",
      "links": [
        [
          "dēċed",
          "deced#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
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      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġedēċed",
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      "tags": [
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    }
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  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "to smear, daub"
      ],
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          "smear",
          "smear"
        ],
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          "daub",
          "daub"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdeː.t͡ʃɑn/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eː.t͡ʃɑn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "decan"
}

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    "Old English nouns",
    "Old English terms derived from Latin",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
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      "expansion": "",
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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      ]
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        "inflection-template"
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    },
    {
      "form": "decan",
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        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "decanas",
      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "decan",
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "decanas",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "decanes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "decana",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "decane",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "decanum",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    }
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      "args": {
        "1": "decan"
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        "num": "",
        "title": "",
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  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "one in charge of ten monks"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "monk",
          "monk"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈde.kɑn/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-e.kɑn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "decan"
}

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