doun

Middle English

Alternative forms

• don, dun, dune, doune

Etymology

From Old English dūne, aphetic form of adūne, from ofdūne (“off the hill”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /duːn/

Adverb

doun

1. down

Preposition

doun

1. down

Usage notes

"Doun" was mainly a Midlands variant, with "down" being used elsewhere.

Descendants

• English: down
• English: (Ottawa-Valley) doun, deun
• Geordie: doon
• Scots: doun
• Yola: deoune, deowne

References

• “dǒun, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.