Old English edit

Etymology edit

Unknown. Perhaps from Proto-West Germanic *dannjōn, from *dani (plain, pasture, mire, wallowing hole), whence also Old English denn (den, lair). If so, then equivalent to denn +‎ -ian.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

dennian

  1. to become slippery
    Feld dennode seċġa swāte.
    The plain became slippery with the blood of soldiers.

Conjugation edit