doseyne
Middle English
Alternative forms
- doseyn, dozein, dozeine, dozeyne, duzeyn
- dosenne, dossen, dosseyn, dosyn, dussein (Late Middle English)
- dosan, dosane, dusan, dusane (Northern)
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French dozaine, from doze (“twelve”) + -aine.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /duˈzæi̯n(ə)/, (with reduction) /ˈduzɛn(ə)/, /ˈduzin(ə)/
- IPA(key): /dyːˈzæi̯n/, /ˈdyːzan/ (Northern)
Noun
doseyne (plural doseynes)
Descendants
References
- “dosein(e, num.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.