don on

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌdoːn ˈon/

Verb

dōn on

  1. to put on
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, the Old English Hexateuch, Genesis 9:23
      Hwæt þā Sēm and Iapheth dydon ānne hwītel on heora sċuldran and ēodon underbæc.
      So then Shem and Japheth put a blanket on their shoulders and walked backwards.

Conjugation

See dōn.

Antonyms

Descendants

  • Middle English: don

See also

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