dauncen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• dancen, dansen, daunsen

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman dauncer. Also synchronically derivable from daunce (noun) +‎ -en (verbal suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdau̯nsən/, /ˈdansən/

Verb

dauncen (third-person singular simple present daunceth, present participle dauncende, dauncynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle daunced)

1. To dance, be in a dance
2. (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
imperative singular		—
plural1	dauncen, daunce	daunceden, dauncede
imperative plural	daunceth, daunce	—
participles	dauncynge, dauncende	daunced, ydaunced

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

Derived terms

• dauncynge

Related terms

• daunce

Descendants

• English: dance (see there for further descendants)
• Yola: dansth (preterite)

References

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