"daunce" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: daunces [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} daunce (plural daunces)
  1. Obsolete form of dance. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: dance
    Sense id: en-daunce-en-noun-ZF0USG3P

Verb [English]

Forms: daunces [present, singular, third-person], dauncing [participle, present], daunced [participle, past], daunced [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} daunce (third-person singular simple present daunces, present participle dauncing, simple past and past participle daunced)
  1. Obsolete form of dance. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: dance Derived forms: dauncer
    Sense id: en-daunce-en-verb-ZF0USG3P Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 8 58 25 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 58 25 9

Noun [Middle English]

IPA: /ˈdau̯ns(ə)/, /ˈdans(ə)/ Forms: daunces [plural], dance [alternative], danse [alternative], daunse [alternative]
Etymology: From Anglo-Norman daunce. Also derivable as a deverbal from dauncen. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|xno|dance|daunce}} Anglo-Norman daunce, {{deverbal|enm|dauncen|nocap=1}} deverbal from dauncen Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} daunce, {{enm-noun}} daunce (plural daunces)
  1. dance; dancing
    Sense id: en-daunce-enm-noun-F71hfG3X Categories (other): Middle English deverbals, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English deverbals: 78 22 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 78 22
  2. dance song
    Sense id: en-daunce-enm-noun-xRuCU-OV
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: dauncen

Noun [Old French]

Forms: daunce oblique singular or [canonical, feminine], daunces [oblique, plural], daunce [nominative, singular], daunces [nominative, plural]
Head templates: {{fro-noun|f}} daunce oblique singular, f (oblique plural daunces, nominative singular daunce, nominative plural daunces)
  1. Late Anglo-Norman spelling of dance Tags: Anglo-Norman, alt-of Alternative form of: dance
    Sense id: en-daunce-fro-noun-yh6uC9W6 Categories (other): Old French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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