dynen

Danish

Noun

dynen c

definite singular of dyne

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old French disner, from Vulgar Latin *disiūnāre, contraction of disieiūnāre. Doublet of dyner, from the same Old French word used substantively.

Alternative forms

dyne, dinen

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdiːnən/

Verb

dynen

To eat lunch (the midday meal)
To dine; to eat a meal.
To eat; to consume food.
(rare) To feed; to serve food.

Conjugation

Conjugation of dynen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) dynen, dyne
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	dyne	dyned
2nd-person singular	dynest	dynedest
3rd-person singular	dyneth	dyned
subjunctive singular	dyne	dyned
imperative singular	dyne	—

plural¹	dynen, dyne	dyneden, dynede
imperative plural	dyneth, dyne	—

participles	dynynge, dynende	dyned

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

Related terms

dyner

Descendants

English: dine
Scots: dine

References

“dīnen, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Verb

dynen

Alternative form of dynnen

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

dyna

Noun

dynen m or f

definite masculine singular of dyne

Noun

dynen m

definite singular of dyne

Swedish

Noun

dynen c

definite singular of dyn.

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