dynnen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• denen, denie, donen, dunien, dunnyn, dynen

Etymology

From Old English dynian, dynnan, from Proto-West Germanic *dunnjan, from Proto-Germanic *dunjaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdinən/

Verb

dynnen

2. To make a noise; to resound.
3. To be filled with noise; to resound.
4. (rare) To yell; to scream.

Conjugation

Conjugation of dynnen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) dynnen, dynne
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	dynne	dynned
2nd-person singular	dynnest	dynnedest
3rd-person singular	dynneth	dynned
subjunctive singular	dynne
imperative singular		—
plural1	dynnen, dynne	dynneden, dynnede
imperative plural	dynneth, dynne	—
participles	dynnynge, dynnende	dynned

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Related terms

• dynne

Descendants

• English: dun, din
• Scots: dyn, din

References

• “dinen, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.