diguer

French

Etymology

From Middle French diguer, dicquier, dieguer, from Old French dikier, from Middle Dutch diken, dijcken, from Old Dutch *dīkon, from Proto-West Germanic *dīkōn (“to dig, ditch, dam”); cognate with Old English dīcian (“to dam, dig”). More at English dig.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /di.ɡe/
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Verb

diguer

  1. (transitive) to dam, to dike; to spur (a horse) [1]

Conjugation

References

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Further reading

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