"donjon" meaning in Old French

See donjon in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /dunˈd͡ʒun/ (note: classical), /dunˈʒun/ (note: late) Forms: donjon oblique singular or [canonical, masculine], donjons [oblique, plural], donjons [nominative, singular], donjon [nominative, plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Vulgar Latin *dominiōnem. Attested in Old French from ca. 1160. Compare Old Occitan domnhon. Sense 2 probably a semantic loan from Old English dung (“prison, dungeon”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fro|VL.|*dominiōnem|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Vulgar Latin *dominiōnem, {{inh+|fro|VL.|*dominiōnem}} Inherited from Vulgar Latin *dominiōnem, {{cog|pro|domnhon}} Old Occitan domnhon, {{sl|fro|ang|dung|nocap=1|t=prison, dungeon}} semantic loan from Old English dung (“prison, dungeon”) Head templates: {{fro-noun|m}} donjon oblique singular, m (oblique plural donjons, nominative singular donjons, nominative plural donjon)
  1. keep, donjon
    Sense id: en-donjon-fro-noun-sxi-~HX8
  2. (Anglo-Norman) keep used as a prison; dungeon Tags: Anglo-Norman
    Sense id: en-donjon-fro-noun-HaZV1hC7 Categories (other): Anglo-Norman, Old French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old French entries with incorrect language header: 3 97 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: dognon, doignon, dongnon, dougnon (alt: /duˈɲun/), doinjon, doion, dojon, donion, donjoun, donjun, dounggeon, doungeon, doungeoun, dunjon, dunjun, dongon, dongoun, dongun, dungon, dungoun, dungun, dangon (alt: ⟨g⟩ /d͡ʒ/), dangon, dangun, danjun, donjan, doungin

Alternative forms

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Download raw JSONL data for donjon meaning in Old French (4.2kB)

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