dumben en · VERB
Etymology
From dumb + -en. Compare Gothic 𐌰𐍆𐌳𐌿𐌼𐌱𐌽𐌰𐌽 (afdumbnan, “to be silent”).
Meanings
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(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
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dumbened | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| dumbened | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| dumbens | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| dumbening | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |