Old English · verb
don on
- Part of speech
- verb
- IPA
- /ˌdoːn ˈon/
- Syllables
- ˌdoːn · ˈon (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- don
Meaning
-
to put on
late 10th century, Ælfric, the Old English Hexateuch, Genesis 9:23
So then Shem and Japheth put a blanket on their shoulders and walked backwards.
Descendants
don
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