"dinten" meaning in Middle English

See dinten in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈdintən/, /ˈduntən/
Etymology: From dint + -en (infinitival suffix). Etymology templates: {{af|enm|dint|-en|id2=infinitival|pos2=infinitival suffix}} dint + -en (infinitival suffix) Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} dinten, {{tlb|enm|rare}} (rare) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|dumb}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], dumben [infinitive], to dumben [infinitive], dumbe [infinitive], dumbe [first-person, present, singular], dumbed [first-person, past, singular], dumbest [present, second-person, singular], dumbedest [past, second-person, singular], dumbeth [present, singular, third-person], dumbed [past, singular, third-person], dumbe [present, singular, subjunctive], dumbed [past, singular, subjunctive], dumbe [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], dumben [plural, present], dumbe [plural, present], dumbeden [past, plural], dumbede [past, plural], dumbeth [imperative, plural, present], dumbe [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], dumbynge [participle, present], dumbende [participle, present], dumbed [participle, past], ydumbed [participle, past], dunten [alternative]
  1. To land a hit on with a weapon. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-dinten-enm-verb-mOHQYPRD Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Weapons Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 32 32 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 32 36 Disambiguation of Weapons: 35 37 28
  2. To use a weapon to land hits. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-dinten-enm-verb-lEvLKpWI Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Weapons Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 32 32 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 32 36 Disambiguation of Weapons: 35 37 28
  3. To impale or pierce. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-dinten-enm-verb-lIRX67PB Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival), Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, War, Weapons Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 26 26 48 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival): 27 27 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 32 32 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 32 36 Disambiguation of War: 0 0 100 Disambiguation of Weapons: 35 37 28

Alternative forms

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      "ipa": "/ˈdintən/"
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      "ipa": "/ˈduntən/"
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