Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old English dyne, from Proto-West Germanic *duni, from Proto-Germanic *duniz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwen-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdin(ə)/, /ˈdun(ə)/, /ˈdeːn(ə)/

Noun

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dynne (uncountable)

  1. din (loud noise)
  2. noise, sound
  3. shouting (loud voices)

Descendants

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  • English: din, dun
  • Scots: dyn, din

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