"dongeoun" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /dunˈdʒuːn/, /ˈdundʒun/
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French donjon (“main residence of a castle, fortified tower”). The sense "underground cell below the keep of a castle", first attested in Anglo-Norman (13th c.) and not in other varieties of Old French, may have been influenced by the etymologically unrelated Old English dung (“underground prison cell”). An early manuscript (c1300) of the Middle English poem A disputacion bytwene þe bodi and þe soule uses the word "donge" in the same line, cited below, where the later Vernon manuscript (c. 1380-1400) uses the word "dungoun" ("Þe erþe hemsulf it lek aȝeyn, Anon þe donge it was fordit"). Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|fro|donjon|t=main residence of a castle, fortified tower}} Borrowed from Old French donjon (“main residence of a castle, fortified tower”), {{m+|ang|dung|t=underground prison cell}} Old English dung (“underground prison cell”) Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} dongeoun
  1. A castle; a great fortification.
    Sense id: en-dongeoun-enm-noun-zEpZ9YA1
  2. The keep or donjon of a castle.
    Sense id: en-dongeoun-enm-noun-q-pAcnC2 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 2 33 18 15 8 8 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 24 20 16 12 11 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 33 14 14 12 11 13
  3. A dungeon; an underground prison. Categories (topical): Buildings and structures, Prison
    Sense id: en-dongeoun-enm-noun-wEVEkFl0 Disambiguation of Buildings and structures: 1 15 34 10 23 8 9 Disambiguation of Prison: 1 7 53 15 14 5 5 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 24 20 16 12 11 13
  4. (figurative) An abyssal prison, such as Hell or the world. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-dongeoun-enm-noun-wwTNsC97 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 24 20 16 12 11 13
  5. (rare) A rough dwelling or refuge. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-dongeoun-enm-noun-Kfcmudgj Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 24 20 16 12 11 13
  6. (rare) A pit; an abyss. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-dongeoun-enm-noun-ZNyMHKSv Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 24 20 16 12 11 13
  7. (rare) A whirlpool or vortex. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-dongeoun-enm-noun-Wa3haEWA Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 24 20 16 12 11 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: dingle

Alternative forms

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