dauncen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• dancen, dansen, daunsen

Etymology

From daunce.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdau̯ntsən/, /ˈdantsən/
• IPA^(key): /ˈdau̯nsən/, /ˈdansən/

Verb

dauncen

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

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

Descendants

• English: (to) dance

References

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