"doun" meaning in Middle English

See doun in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /duːn/ Forms: don [alternative], dun [alternative], dune [alternative], doune [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English dūne, aphetic form of adūne, from ofdūne (“off the hill”). Etymology templates: {{etymon|enm|:inh|ang:dūne|id=direction}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" }, { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*duh₂-nós", "gloss" : "lasting, durable", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*dewh₂-", "gloss" : "to last", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*dweh₂-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-nós", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "is_uncertain" : true, "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Celtic", "term" : "*dūnom", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "cel-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*dūnā", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "dūn", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "ofdūne", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "adūn", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "dūne", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "doun", "lang" : "enm" }" data-id="direction" data-lang="enm" data-title="doun" id="Middle_English:_direction">, {{inh|enm|ang|dūne}} Old English dūne Head templates: {{head|enm|adverb}} doun
  1. down
    Sense id: en-doun-enm-adv-kIrsRRLY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): Middle English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons Disambiguation of Middle English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 0 0

Noun

Forms: douns [plural], dawne [alternative], doume [alternative], doune [alternative], dounie [alternative], dowin [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *dʰuh₂nós Proto-Germanic *dūnaz Old Norse dúnnbor. Middle English doun Borrowed from Old Norse dúnn, from Proto-Germanic *dūnaz. Etymology templates: {{etymon|enm|:bor|non:dúnn<ety:inh<gem-pro:*dūnaz<id:feathers>>>|id=feathers|text=2|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *dʰuh₂nós Proto-Germanic *dūnaz Old Norse dúnnbor. Middle English doun [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "feathers", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*dʰuh₂nós", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*dʰewh₂-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-nós", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*dūnaz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old Norse", "term" : "dúnn", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "non" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "doun", "lang" : "enm" }" data-id="feathers" data-lang="enm" data-title="doun" id="Middle_English:_feathers"> Borrowed from Old Norse dúnn, from Proto-Germanic *dūnaz. Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} doun, {{enm-noun}} doun (plural douns)
  1. down (feathers of young birds)
    Sense id: en-doun-enm-noun-dPTFwLiY Categories (other): Middle English entries with etymology texts, Middle English entries with etymology trees, Middle English entries with etymon, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Pages with redundant inline etymon Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymology texts: 0 83 17 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymology trees: 0 83 17 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymon: 0 83 17 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 0 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 0 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 0 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 0 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with redundant inline etymon: 0 93 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Preposition

IPA: /duːn/ Forms: don [alternative], dun [alternative], dune [alternative], doune [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English dūne, aphetic form of adūne, from ofdūne (“off the hill”). Etymology templates: {{etymon|enm|:inh|ang:dūne|id=direction}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" }, { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*duh₂-nós", "gloss" : "lasting, durable", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*dewh₂-", "gloss" : "to last", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*dweh₂-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-nós", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "is_uncertain" : true, "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Celtic", "term" : "*dūnom", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "cel-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*dūnā", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "dūn", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "ofdūne", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "adūn", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "dūne", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "doun", "lang" : "enm" }" data-id="direction" data-lang="enm" data-title="doun" id="Middle_English:_direction">, {{inh|enm|ang|dūne}} Old English dūne Head templates: {{head|enm|preposition}} doun
  1. down
    Sense id: en-doun-enm-prep-kIrsRRLY Categories (other): Middle English prepositions Disambiguation of Middle English prepositions: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): Middle English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons Disambiguation of Middle English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 0 0

Alternative forms

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