English

Alternative forms

• dun't (As a contraction)

Noun

dunt ‎(plural dunts)

1. (Scotland) A stroke; a dull-sounding blow

Verb

dunt ‎(third-person singular simple present dunts, present participle dunting, simple past and past participle dunted)

1. (Scotland) To strike; give a blow to; knock.

Contraction

dunt

1. (Yorkshire) Eye dialect spelling of don't.

References

• OED 2nd edition 1989

Dutch

Pronunciation

Verb

dunt

1. second- and third-person singular present indicative of dunnen
2. (archaic) plural imperative of dunnen

Old French

Preposition

dunt

1. of; of which; of whom
   • circa 1150, Thomas d'Angleterre, Le Roman de Tristan, page 94 (of the Champion Classiques edition, ISBN 2-7453-0520-4), line 853:

     mais de l'el dunt vos oi parler

     but of the thing I hear you speak of

Usage notes

• Like French dont, may be translated by of whom when it refers to a person and of which when it does not.

Descendants

• Middle French: dont
  • French: dont