"don" meaning in Middle English

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Verb

IPA: /doːn/
Rhymes: -oːn Etymology: From Old English dōn, from Proto-West Germanic *dōn, from Proto-Germanic *dōną. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|dōn}} Old English dōn, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*dōn}} Proto-West Germanic *dōn, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*dōną}} Proto-Germanic *dōną Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} don Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-irr|type=don}} Forms: irregular [table-tags], don [infinitive], to don [infinitive], do [infinitive], do [first-person, present, singular], dide [first-person, past, singular], dost [present, second-person, singular], dest [present, second-person, singular], didest [past, second-person, singular], dide [past, second-person, singular], doth [present, singular, third-person], deth [present, singular, third-person], dide [past, singular, third-person], do [present, singular, subjunctive], dide [past, singular, subjunctive], do [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], don [plural, present], do [plural, present], diden [past, plural], dide [past, plural], doth [imperative, plural, present], do [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], doynge [participle, present], donde [participle, present], don [participle, past], do [participle, past], ydon [participle, past], ydo [participle, past]
  1. To do, perform (an activity)
    Sense id: en-don-enm-verb-bzOTaydQ
  2. To complete, finish
    Sense id: en-don-enm-verb-VkM9VGt5
  3. To make, create
    Sense id: en-don-enm-verb-FkYJQR7w
  4. To put, place, position, raise
    Sense id: en-don-enm-verb-mnHCrohW
  5. To remove, take away
    Sense id: en-don-enm-verb-ux5EPtE3
  6. To go or move (in a specified direction)
    Sense id: en-don-enm-verb-G5RJ9AQE
  7. To behave (in a specified manner)
    Sense id: en-don-enm-verb-dLrROykF
  8. (auxiliary) To cause (an action or state) Tags: auxiliary
    Sense id: en-don-enm-verb-Ej8bTON2
  9. (auxiliary) Emphasises the verb that follows it Tags: auxiliary
    Sense id: en-don-enm-verb-ytaVBUDg
  10. (auxiliary) Stands in for a verb in a dependent clause Tags: auxiliary
    Sense id: en-don-enm-verb-oQG1qgAg Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 2 3 9 4 10 3 2 4 15 39 9 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 3 3 10 3 9 3 3 5 15 38 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: donne, doyn, do, doon Derived forms: doer
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /dɔn/
Etymology: From Old English dōn on. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|dōn on}} Old English dōn on Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} don Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|don|inf=don|inf2=0}} Forms: weak [table-tags], don [infinitive], to don [infinitive], done [first-person, present, singular], doned [first-person, past, singular], donest [present, second-person, singular], donedest [past, second-person, singular], doneth [present, singular, third-person], doned [past, singular, third-person], done [present, singular, subjunctive], doned [past, singular, subjunctive], done [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], donen [plural, present], done [plural, present], doneden [past, plural], donede [past, plural], doneth [imperative, plural, present], done [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], donynge [participle, present], donende [participle, present], doned [participle, past], ydoned [participle, past]
  1. (Late Middle English) to put on Tags: Late-Middle-English
    Sense id: en-don-enm-verb-I-gr~4Iv Categories (other): Late Middle English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "doer"
    }
  ],
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          "args": {
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          "expansion": "English: do",
          "name": "desc"
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      "text": "English: do"
    },
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          },
          "expansion": "Geordie English: de, dee, div",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Geordie English: de, dee, div"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
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          },
          "expansion": "Scots: dae, dee",
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        }
      ],
      "text": "Scots: dae, dee"
    },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Yola: doone, deen"
    }
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      "expansion": "Old English dōn",
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    }
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      "form": "irregular",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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    },
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      "form": "don",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "to don",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "do",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "do",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
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    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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    },
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      "form": "dost",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "dest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "didest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dide",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "doth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "deth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dide",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "do",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "do",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "don",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "do",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "diden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dide",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "doth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "do",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "doynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "donde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "don",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "do",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ydon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ydo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
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  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "To do, perform (an activity)"
      ],
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          "do",
          "do"
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      "id": "en-don-enm-verb-VkM9VGt5",
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        "To make, create"
      ],
      "id": "en-don-enm-verb-FkYJQR7w",
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          "make",
          "make"
        ],
        [
          "create",
          "create"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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        "To put, place, position, raise"
      ],
      "id": "en-don-enm-verb-mnHCrohW",
      "links": [
        [
          "put",
          "put"
        ],
        [
          "place",
          "place"
        ],
        [
          "position",
          "position"
        ],
        [
          "raise",
          "raise"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To remove, take away"
      ],
      "id": "en-don-enm-verb-ux5EPtE3",
      "links": [
        [
          "remove",
          "remove"
        ],
        [
          "take away",
          "take away"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To go or move (in a specified direction)"
      ],
      "id": "en-don-enm-verb-G5RJ9AQE",
      "links": [
        [
          "go",
          "go"
        ],
        [
          "move",
          "move"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To behave (in a specified manner)"
      ],
      "id": "en-don-enm-verb-dLrROykF",
      "links": [
        [
          "behave",
          "behave"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        "To cause (an action or state)"
      ],
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        "(auxiliary) To cause (an action or state)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "auxiliary"
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "Emphasises the verb that follows it"
      ],
      "id": "en-don-enm-verb-ytaVBUDg",
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        "(auxiliary) Emphasises the verb that follows it"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "auxiliary"
      ]
    },
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        {
          "_dis": "2 3 9 4 10 3 2 4 15 39 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "_dis": "3 3 10 3 9 3 3 5 15 38 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English entries with language name categories using raw markup",
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        "Stands in for a verb in a dependent clause"
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        "(auxiliary) Stands in for a verb in a dependent clause"
      ],
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        "auxiliary"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/doːn/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oːn"
    }
  ],
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "donne"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "doyn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "do"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "doon"
    }
  ],
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}

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  "etymology_text": "From Old English dōn on.",
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      "form": "weak",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      ]
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        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "to don",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "done",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "doned",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "donest",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "donedest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "doneth",
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        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "done",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "donede",
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        "past",
        "plural"
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        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "donende",
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      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "doned",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past"
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  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Late Middle English",
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          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        "to put on"
      ],
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        ]
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        "(Late Middle English) to put on"
      ],
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        "Late-Middle-English"
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    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/dɔn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "don"
}
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        "infinitive"
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        "infinitive"
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        "past",
        "singular"
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      "form": "dost",
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dest",
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        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    },
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      "form": "didest",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dide",
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        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "doth",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "deth",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dide",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "do",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dide",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "do",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "don",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "do",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "diden",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dide",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "doth",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "do",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "doynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "donde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "don",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "do",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ydon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ydo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
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  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
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      "glosses": [
        "To do, perform (an activity)"
      ],
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        [
          "do",
          "do"
        ],
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          "perform",
          "perform"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To complete, finish"
      ],
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        [
          "complete",
          "complete"
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        [
          "finish",
          "finish"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To make, create"
      ],
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        [
          "make",
          "make"
        ],
        [
          "create",
          "create"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To put, place, position, raise"
      ],
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          "put",
          "put"
        ],
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          "place",
          "place"
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        [
          "position",
          "position"
        ],
        [
          "raise",
          "raise"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To remove, take away"
      ],
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        [
          "remove",
          "remove"
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          "take away",
          "take away"
        ]
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To go or move (in a specified direction)"
      ],
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        [
          "go",
          "go"
        ],
        [
          "move",
          "move"
        ]
      ]
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "To behave (in a specified manner)"
      ],
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          "behave",
          "behave"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        "Middle English auxiliary verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To cause (an action or state)"
      ],
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        "(auxiliary) To cause (an action or state)"
      ],
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        "auxiliary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English auxiliary verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Emphasises the verb that follows it"
      ],
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        "(auxiliary) Emphasises the verb that follows it"
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        "auxiliary"
      ]
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        "Middle English auxiliary verbs"
      ],
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        "Stands in for a verb in a dependent clause"
      ],
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        "(auxiliary) Stands in for a verb in a dependent clause"
      ],
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        "auxiliary"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/doːn/"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-oːn"
    }
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    {
      "word": "donne"
    },
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      "word": "doyn"
    },
    {
      "word": "do"
    },
    {
      "word": "doon"
    }
  ],
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}

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  "etymology_text": "From Old English dōn on.",
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    {
      "form": "to don",
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      "form": "done",
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        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "doned",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "donest",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "donedest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "doneth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "doned",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "done",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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    {
      "form": "doned",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "done",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "donen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "done",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "doneden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "donede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "doneth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "done",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "donynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "donende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "doned",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ydoned",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
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        "inf": "don",
        "inf2": "0"
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Late Middle English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to put on"
      ],
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        [
          "put on",
          "put on"
        ]
      ],
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        "(Late Middle English) to put on"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Late-Middle-English"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/dɔn/"
    }
  ],
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}

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