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Old English · adverb

dune

Part of speech
adverb
IPA
/ˈduː.ne/
Syllables
ˈduː · ne (2 syllables)
Modern English
down

dune1 · adverb

Senses

  1. down

dune2 · noun · inflected form

Senses

  1. inflection of dūn:; accusative/genitive/dative singular

  2. inflection of dūn:; nominative/accusative plural

  3. Inflected form of dūn

Etymology

Probably an aphetic form of adūn, adūne (“adown, down, downward”). Compare also ofdūne (“down”, adverb).

See dūn.

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