dauncen

Middle English

Alternative forms

dancen, dansen, daunsen

Etymology

From daunce.

Pronunciation

(Early ME) IPA^(key): /ˈdau̯ntsən/, /ˈdantsən/
IPA^(key): /ˈdau̯nsən/, /ˈdansən/

Verb

dauncen

To dance, be in a dance
(figurative) To move about in a rapid manner, prance

Conjugation

Conjugation of dauncen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) dauncen, daunce
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	daunce	daunced
2nd-person singular	dauncest	dauncedest
3rd-person singular	daunceth	daunced
subjunctive singular	daunce	daunced
imperative singular	daunce	—

plural¹	dauncen, daunce	daunceden, dauncede
imperative plural	daunceth, daunce	—

participles	dauncynge, dauncende	daunced, ydaunced

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

Derived terms

dauncynge

Descendants

English: dance (verb)
Yola: dansth (preterite)

References

“dauncen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-27.

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