donge
See also: döngə
Dutch edit
Verb edit
donge
Anagrams edit
Middle English edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old English dung, from Proto-West Germanic *dungu, from Proto-Germanic *dungō. The final vowel is generalised from Old English oblique cases.
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Noun edit
donge (uncountable)
- Dung or feces, especially of animals (used in medicine or fertiliser)
- Rubbish, garbage; items for disposal.
- (figurative, rare) Immoral or sinful things.
Descendants edit
References edit
- “dǒng, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-24.
Etymology 2 edit
From Old English dung, from Proto-West Germanic *dung (“cellar”). The final vowel is either a generalisation of the dative or by analogy with Etymology 1.
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
donge (uncountable)
References edit
- “dǒng, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.