"dumb" meaning in Old English

See dumb in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /dumb/
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *dumb. Etymology templates: {{dercat|ang|gem-pro|ine-pro|inh=1}}, {{root|ang|ine-pro|*dʰewbʰ-}}, {{der|ang|gmw-pro|*dumb}} Proto-West Germanic *dumb Head templates: {{ang-adj|dumb}} dumb Inflection templates: {{ang-adecl|dumb}} Forms: strong [table-tags], dumb [masculine, nominative, singular], dumb [feminine, nominative, singular], dumb [neuter, nominative, singular], dumbne [accusative, masculine, singular], dumbe [accusative, feminine, singular], dumb [accusative, neuter, singular], dumbes [genitive, masculine, singular], dumbre [feminine, genitive, singular], dumbes [genitive, neuter, singular], dumbum [dative, masculine, singular], dumbre [dative, feminine, singular], dumbum [dative, neuter, singular], dumbe [instrumental, masculine, singular], dumbre [feminine, instrumental, singular], dumbe [instrumental, neuter, singular], dumbe [masculine, nominative, plural], dumba [feminine, nominative, plural], dumbe [feminine, nominative, plural], dumb [neuter, nominative, plural], dumbe [accusative, masculine, plural], dumba [accusative, feminine, plural], dumbe [accusative, feminine, plural], dumb [accusative, neuter, plural], dumbra [genitive, masculine, plural], dumbra [feminine, genitive, plural], dumbra [genitive, neuter, plural], dumbum [dative, masculine, plural], dumbum [dative, feminine, plural], dumbum [dative, neuter, plural], dumbum [instrumental, masculine, plural], dumbum [feminine, instrumental, plural], dumbum [instrumental, neuter, plural], weak [table-tags], dumba [masculine, nominative, singular], dumbe [feminine, nominative, singular], dumbe [neuter, nominative, singular], dumban [accusative, masculine, singular], dumban [accusative, feminine, singular], dumbe [accusative, neuter, singular], dumban [genitive, masculine, singular], dumban [feminine, genitive, singular], dumban [genitive, neuter, singular], dumban [dative, masculine, singular], dumban [dative, feminine, singular], dumban [dative, neuter, singular], dumban [instrumental, masculine, singular], dumban [feminine, instrumental, singular], dumban [instrumental, neuter, singular], dumban [masculine, nominative, plural], dumban [feminine, nominative, plural], dumban [neuter, nominative, plural], dumban [accusative, masculine, plural], dumban [accusative, feminine, plural], dumban [accusative, neuter, plural], dumbra [genitive, masculine, plural], dumbena [genitive, masculine, plural], dumbra [feminine, genitive, plural], dumbena [feminine, genitive, plural], dumbra [genitive, neuter, plural], dumbena [genitive, neuter, plural], dumbum [dative, masculine, plural], dumbum [dative, feminine, plural], dumbum [dative, neuter, plural], dumbum [instrumental, masculine, plural], dumbum [feminine, instrumental, plural], dumbum [instrumental, neuter, plural]
  1. mute, dumb (unable to speak)
    Sense id: en-dumb-ang-adj-Jkmye4PB
  2. (substantive) a mute Tags: substantive
    Sense id: en-dumb-ang-adj-JHekL6nM
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: dumbnes

Inflected forms

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  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "dumb"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: dumb",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: dumb"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sco",
            "2": "dumb"
          },
          "expansion": "Scots: dumb",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Scots: dumb"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "dumb"
          },
          "expansion": "English: dumb",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: dumb"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "ine-pro",
        "inh": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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      "args": {
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        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*dumb"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *dumb",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *dumb.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-adecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumb",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumb",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumb",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumbne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumbe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumb",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumbes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumbre",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumbes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumbum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumbre",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumbum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumbe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumbre",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumbe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumbe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumba",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumbe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumb",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumbe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumba",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumbe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumb",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumbra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumbra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumbra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumbum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumbum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumbum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumbum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumbum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumbum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "weak",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-adecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumba",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumbe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumbe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumban",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumban",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumbe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumban",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumban",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumban",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumban",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumban",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumban",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumban",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumban",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumban",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumban",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumban",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumban",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumban",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumban",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumban",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumbra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumbena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumbra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumbena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumbra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumbena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumbum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumbum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumbum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumbum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumbum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumbum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dumb"
      },
      "expansion": "dumb",
      "name": "ang-adj"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dumb"
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  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "dumbnes"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Twenty-five men, sickened in various ways, came to the saint begging for the health; some were blind, some were lame, some were also deaf, and some were dumb, and they were all healed in one day through the intercession of the saint and went home.",
          "text": "late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints\nFif and twentiġ manna myslīċe ġeuntrume cōmon tō þām hālgan heora hǣle biddende; sum wǣron blinde, sume wǣron healte, sume ēac dēafe, and dumbe ēac sum and hī ealle wurdon ānes dæġes ġehǣlede þurh þæs hālgan þingunge and him hām ġewendon.",
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          "mute"
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          "dumb",
          "dumb#English"
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        {
          "english": "When he drove out the demon, the mute person spoke.",
          "roman": "Þā hē ūt ādrāf þā dēofolsēocnesse, þā spræc se dumba.",
          "text": "c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Luke 11:14",
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        }
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        "(substantive) a mute"
      ],
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        "substantive"
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/dumb/"
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old English lemmas",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dʰewbʰ-",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Old English terms with redundant head parameter",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
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      ],
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      "form": "dumb",
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      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
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      "tags": [
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
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      "form": "dumbe",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "dumb",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "dumbes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumbre",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "dumbes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "dumbum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumbre",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumbum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
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      "form": "dumbe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "masculine",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "dumbre",
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      "form": "dumbe",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "dumbe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
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      "form": "dumb",
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      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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      "form": "dumba",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumbe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "dumb",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumbra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumbra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumbra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumbum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumbum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumbum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumbum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumbum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumbum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "weak",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ang-adecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumba",
      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumbe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumbe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
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      "form": "dumban",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumban",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumbe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumban",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumban",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "dumban",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
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      "form": "dumban",
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    {
      "form": "dumban",
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      "form": "dumban",
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        "dative",
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      "form": "dumban",
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      "form": "dumban",
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      "tags": [
        "feminine",
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        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "dumban",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
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      "form": "dumban",
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        "masculine",
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    {
      "form": "dumban",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
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        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "dumban",
      "source": "declension",
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        "neuter",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumban",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumban",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumban",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumbra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumbena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumbra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumbena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumbra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumbena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumbum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumbum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumbum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumbum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumbum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumbum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dumb"
      },
      "expansion": "dumb",
      "name": "ang-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dumb"
      },
      "name": "ang-adecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "dumbnes"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Twenty-five men, sickened in various ways, came to the saint begging for the health; some were blind, some were lame, some were also deaf, and some were dumb, and they were all healed in one day through the intercession of the saint and went home.",
          "text": "late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints\nFif and twentiġ manna myslīċe ġeuntrume cōmon tō þām hālgan heora hǣle biddende; sum wǣron blinde, sume wǣron healte, sume ēac dēafe, and dumbe ēac sum and hī ealle wurdon ānes dæġes ġehǣlede þurh þæs hālgan þingunge and him hām ġewendon.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "mute, dumb (unable to speak)"
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      "links": [
        [
          "mute",
          "mute"
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        [
          "dumb",
          "dumb#English"
        ]
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    {
      "categories": [
        "Old English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "When he drove out the demon, the mute person spoke.",
          "roman": "Þā hē ūt ādrāf þā dēofolsēocnesse, þā spræc se dumba.",
          "text": "c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Luke 11:14",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a mute"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mute",
          "mute"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(substantive) a mute"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "substantive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/dumb/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dumb"
}

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