dynen

Danish

Noun

dynen c

  1. definite singular of dyne

Middle English

Etymology 1

    From Old French disner, from Vulgar Latin *disiūnāre, contraction of disieiūnāre. Doublet of dyner, from the same Old French word used substantively.

    Alternative forms

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈdiːnən/

    Verb

    dynen

    1. To eat lunch (the midday meal)
    2. To dine; to eat a meal.
    3. To eat; to consume food.
    4. (rare) To feed; to serve food.
    Conjugation
    Conjugation of dynen (weak in -ed)
    infinitive (to) dynen, dyne
    present tense past tense
    1st-person singular dyne dyned
    2nd-person singular dynest dynedest
    3rd-person singular dyneth dyned
    subjunctive singular dyne
    imperative singular
    plural1 dynen, dyne dyneden, dynede
    imperative plural dyneth, dyne
    participles dynynge, dynende dyned

    1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

    Descendants
    • English: dine
    • Scots: dine
    References

    Etymology 2

      Inherited from Old English dynian, dynnan, from Proto-West Germanic *dunnjan, from Proto-Germanic *dunjaną.

      Alternative forms

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈdinən/

      Verb

      dynen

      1. To make a noise; to resound.
      2. To be filled with noise; to resound.
      3. (rare) To yell; to scream.
      Conjugation
      Conjugation of dynen (weak in -ed)
      infinitive (to) dynnen, dynne
      present tense past tense
      1st-person singular dynne dynned
      2nd-person singular dynnest dynnedest
      3rd-person singular dynneth dynned
      subjunctive singular dynne
      imperative singular
      plural1 dynnen, dynne dynneden, dynnede
      imperative plural dynneth, dynne
      participles dynnynge, dynnende dynned

      1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

      Descendants

      References

      Norwegian Bokmål

      Etymology 1

      Alternative forms

      Noun

      dynen m or f

      1. definite masculine singular of dyne

      Etymology 2

      Noun

      dynen m

      1. definite singular of dyne

      Swedish

      Noun

      dynen c

      1. definite singular of dyn