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Danish
Noun
dynen c
- 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.
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Pronunciation
Verb
dynen
- To eat lunch (the midday meal)
- To dine; to eat a meal.
- To eat; to consume food.
1387–1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, “The Sompners Tale”, in The Canterbury Tales, ,
→OCLC; republished in [
William Thynne], editor,
The Workes of Geffray Chaucer Newlye Printed, ,
:
[
Richard Grafton for]
Iohn Reynes ,
1542,
→OCLC:
- (rare) To feed; to serve food.
Conjugation
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
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Etymology 2
Verb
dynen
- Alternative form of dynnen
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
Alternative forms
Noun
dynen m or f
- definite masculine singular of dyne
Etymology 2
Noun
dynen m
- definite singular of dyne
Swedish
Noun
dynen c
- definite singular of dyn