doun

Middle English edit

Alternative forms edit

don, dun, dune, doune

Etymology edit

From Old English dūne, aphetic form of adūne, from ofdūne (“off the hill”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /duːn/

Adverb edit

doun

down

Preposition edit

doun

down

Usage notes edit

"Doun" was mainly a midlands variant with "down" being used elsewhere.

Descendants edit

English: down
Geordie English: doon
Scots: doun
Yola: deoune, deowne

References edit

“dǒun, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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