"dan" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /dau̯n/, /dan/
Etymology: Borrowed from Anglo-Norman daun, daunz and Old French dan, dam, from Latin dominus. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|xno|daun}} Anglo-Norman daun, {{bor|enm|fro|dan}} Old French dan, {{der|enm|la|dominus}} Latin dominus Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} dan, {{enm-noun|-}} dan (uncountable)
  1. A respectful term of address for a (male) scholar, noble, or cleric. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Male people, Nobility
    Sense id: en-dan-enm-noun-K0tSWOZ3 Disambiguation of Male people: 45 7 48 Disambiguation of Nobility: 47 17 37 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms of address Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 49 48 4 Disambiguation of Middle English terms of address: 50 49 1
  2. (literary, rare) A respectful term of address for a classical deity. Tags: literary, rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-dan-enm-noun-1kG3v5kb Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms of address Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 49 48 4 Disambiguation of Middle English terms of address: 50 49 1
  3. (rare) A male noble or member of the clergy. Tags: rare, uncountable Categories (topical): Male people
    Sense id: en-dan-enm-noun-XRamD8nQ Disambiguation of Male people: 45 7 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: dane, danz, daun, daunz, dawn, dame, damp Synonyms (preceding labials): dam
Disambiguation of 'preceding labials': 49 49 3

Alternative forms

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