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dumben en · VERB

Etymology

From dumb + -en. Compare Gothic 𐌰𐍆𐌳𐌿𐌼𐌱𐌽𐌰𐌽 (afdumbnan, “to be silent”).

Meanings

  1. (rare, transitive) To make dumb.
    • Please hush-now this heart to dumben this breath. Please muffle the whimpers, the drippings of sweat. 2004, Welsh Arts Council, Poetry Wales:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
dumbened Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
dumbened Tense=Past lexicographic
dumbens Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
dumbening Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic