donge

donge

1. (dated or formal) singular past subjunctive of dingen

• goden, ogend

From Old English dung, from Proto-West Germanic *dungu, from Proto-Germanic *dungō. The final vowel is generalised from Old English oblique cases.

• dong, donke, doung, dounge, dung, dunge

• IPA^(key): /ˈdunɡ(ə)/

donge (uncountable)

1. Dung or feces, especially of animals (used in medicine or fertiliser)
2. Rubbish, garbage; items for disposal.
3. (figurative, rare) Immoral or sinful things.

• English: dung
• Scots: dung

• “dǒng, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 24 October 2018.

From Old English dung (oblique dynġ), from Proto-West Germanic *dung (“cellar”). The final vowel is either a generalisation of the dative or by analogy with Etymology 1.

• dung, dunge

• IPA^(key): /ˈdund͡ʒ(ə)/

donge (uncountable)

1. (rare) The depths of Hell; an abyss.

• Middle English: dongeoun (probably contributed various senses)

• “dǒng, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.