dancen

English

Etymology

From Middle English dauncen, equivalent to dance + -en.

Verb

dancen

  1. (obsolete) plural simple present form of dance
    • a. 1561, The Contest of the Ivy and the Holly
      Holly and his merry men, they dancen and they sing;
      Ivy and her maidens, they weepen and they wring.
    • 1579, Edmund Spenser, The Shepheardes Calender
      Whereto they dauncen eche one with his mayd.
    • 1633, Phineas Fletcher, Eclogue I. Amyntas.
      Here to my pipe they dancen on a row:

Anagrams


Galician

Verb

dancen

  1. third-person plural present subjunctive of danzar

Spanish

Verb

dancen

  1. Second-person plural (ustedes) imperative form of danzar.
  2. Second-person plural (ustedes) present subjunctive form of danzar.
  3. Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes?) present subjunctive form of danzar.
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