dauncen
Middle English
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editEtymology
editFrom Anglo-Norman dauncer. Also synchronically derivable from daunce (noun) + -en (verbal suffix).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editdauncen (third-person singular simple present daunceth, present participle dauncende, dauncynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle daunced)
- To dance, be in a dance
- (figurative) To move about in a rapid manner, prance
Conjugation
editConjugation of dauncen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
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editReferences
edit- “dauncen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-27.