dumben

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English

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Etymology

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

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Verb

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dumben (third-person singular simple present dumbens, present participle dumbening, simple past and past participle dumbened)

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

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old English dumbian, from Proto-West Germanic *dumbōn, from Proto-Germanic *dumbōną, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- (to whisk, smoke, darken, obscure).

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Verb

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dumben (rare)

  1. To make no sound or movement.

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • English: dumb

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