"dun" meaning in Old English

See dun in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /dun/
Head templates: {{ang-adj}} dun
  1. alternative form of dunn Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: dunn
    Sense id: en-dun-ang-adj-ZRsHQdOq Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 70 30
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /duːn/
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *dūnu, *dūnā (“sand dune”), possibly from Proto-Germanic *dūnaz (“heap, pile”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“to smoke, fume, raise dust”); or alternatively a late borrowing from Proto-Celtic *dūnom from the same Proto-Indo-European source. Etymology templates: {{etymon|ang|:inh|gmw-pro:*dūnā|id=hill}} [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", "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_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "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" : "dun", "lang" : "ang" }" data-id="hill" data-lang="ang" data-title="dun" id="Old_English:_hill">, {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*dūnā|*dūnu}} Proto-West Germanic *dūnu, {{der|ang|gem-pro|*dūnaz|t=heap, pile}} Proto-Germanic *dūnaz (“heap, pile”), {{der|ang|ine-pro|*dʰewh₂-|t=to smoke, fume, raise dust}} Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“to smoke, fume, raise dust”), {{der|ang|cel-pro|*dūnom}} Proto-Celtic *dūnom Head templates: {{ang-noun|f|head=dūn}} dūn f Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-o-f|dūn}}, {{ang-decl-noun|dūn|dūna,dūne|dūne|dūna,dūne|dūne|dūna|dūne|dūnum|num=|title=|type=strong ō-stem}} Forms: dūn [canonical, feminine], no-table-tags [table-tags], dūn [nominative, singular], dūna [nominative, plural], dūne [nominative, plural], dūne [accusative, singular], dūna [accusative, plural], dūne [accusative, plural], dūne [genitive, singular], dūna [genitive, plural], dūne [dative, singular], dūnum [dative, plural]
  1. hill, mountain
    Sense id: en-dun-ang-noun-0bBTfiCP Categories (other): Old English entries with etymon, Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Landforms Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 70 30 Disambiguation of Landforms: 10 90 Derived forms: Abban dūn (english: Abingdon), Dūnhām (english: Durholm), Dūnholm [Durham], Dūnstān (english: a male given name), Dūnweald (english: a male given name), Ellendūn (english: Allington), Eþandūn (english: Edington), Henġestdūn, Hreopadūn (english: Repton), Huntandūn (english: Huntington), Mældūn (english: Maldon), ofdūne
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *dūnu, *dūnā (“sand dune”), possibly from Proto-Germanic *dūnaz (“heap, pile”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“to smoke, fume, raise dust”); or alternatively a late borrowing from Proto-Celtic *dūnom from the same Proto-Indo-European source.",
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    {
      "form": "dūn",
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        "canonical",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dūn",
      "links": [
        [
          "dūn",
          "dun#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
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      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dūna",
      "links": [
        [
          "dūna",
          "duna#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
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      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dūne",
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        [
          "dūne",
          "dune#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
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      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dūne",
      "links": [
        [
          "dūne",
          "dune#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dūna",
      "links": [
        [
          "dūna",
          "duna#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dūne",
      "links": [
        [
          "dūne",
          "dune#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dūne",
      "links": [
        [
          "dūne",
          "dune#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dūna",
      "links": [
        [
          "dūna",
          "duna#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dūne",
      "links": [
        [
          "dūne",
          "dune#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dūnum",
      "links": [
        [
          "dūnum",
          "dunum#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "head": "dūn"
      },
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      "name": "ang-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dūn"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun-o-f"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dūn",
        "2": "dūna,dūne",
        "3": "dūne",
        "4": "dūna,dūne",
        "5": "dūne",
        "6": "dūna",
        "7": "dūne",
        "8": "dūnum",
        "num": "",
        "title": "",
        "type": "strong ō-stem"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "\"Take your only-begotten son Isaac, whom you love, and quickly go to the land of Visionis, and sacrifice him there upon a mountain.\"",
          "roman": "\"Nim þīnne āncennedan sunu Īsaac, þe þū lufast, and far tō þām lande Visionis hraþe, and ġeoffra hine þǣr uppan ānre dūne.\"",
          "text": "Old English Heptateuch, Genesis 22:2",
          "translation": "\"Take your only-begotten son Isaac, whom you love, and quickly go to the land of Visionis, and sacrifice him there upon a mountain.\"",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "hill, mountain"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hill",
          "hill"
        ],
        [
          "mountain",
          "mountain"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/duːn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dun"
}

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  "categories": [
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    "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old English lemmas",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 25 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ang:Landforms"
  ],
  "etymology_number": "2",
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "dun",
      "name": "ang-adj"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "dunn"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "alternative form of dunn"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dunn",
          "dunn#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/dun/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dun"
}

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