DYNE

Old English Dictionary Entry

DYNE

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: dyn, es; Related words:

Definitions

1 DYNE

m. A DIN, noise; sonus, fragor, strepĭtus :-- Se dyne becons hlúd of heofonum the din came loud from heaven, Cd. 223; Th. 294, 5; Sat. 466. Cyrm, dyne fragor, Mone B. 4413: Cd. 221; Th. 288, 13; Sat. 380: 222; Th. 289, 7, 27; Sat. 394, 404. Ǽr he dómdæges dyn gehýre ere he shall hear doomsday's din, Salm. Kmbl. 546; Sal. 272: 650; Sal. 324. Dyne fragōre, Mone B. 4425. [Chauc. dinne: Dan. dön, n. a loud noise: Swed. dån, n. a din, noise: Icel. dynr, m. a din, noise.] DER. eorþ-dyne: ge-dyn, swég-. dyne,-dyne

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