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deon

See also: Deon

Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *dajjaną (“to suckle”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- (“to suck milk; to suckle”). Akin to Old High German tāen (“to suck”) (Middle High German tīen, dīen (“to suck, suckle”), Swedish dägga, dia (“to suckle”), Danish dægge, die (“to suckle”), Gothic 𐌳𐌰𐌳𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (daddjan, “suckle”), Old English delu (“nipple”), Old English dā (“doe”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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dēon

  1. to suck

Conjugation

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Conjugation of dēon (weak class 1)
infinitive dēon dēonne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular dēo dēode
second person singular dēost dēodest
third person singular dēoþ dēode
plural dēoþ dēodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular dēo dēode
plural dēon dēoden
imperative
singular dēo
plural dēoþ
participle present past
dēonde (ġe)dēod
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