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dican

Pronunciation: /ˈdiː.t͡ʃɑn/

“dican” is an Old English word. Its 2 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to build a dike
  2. to dig (a ditch)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *dīkijan, from *dīk. Cognate with Old Frisian dīka, dītza.

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