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donjun (1155)
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The form dangun is a cross reference to the following entry:

donjun (1155)

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dangon,  dangun,  danjun;  dongon,  dongoun,  dongun,  donjoun;  doungeon,  dounggeon;  dungoun,  dungun,  dunjun  
  FEW:  *dominio 3,130a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  donjon 9,408a TL: donjon 2,2019 DEAF:  donjon  DMF:  donjon  TLF:  donjon  OED:  dungeon n.  MED:  dongoun n.  DMLBS: ∅

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1archit.(castle) keep: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Tant cum il i out des barons Tindrent les turs e les dunjuns  Brut WACE 6108
( c.1185 )  Jo vei la tur e le dangun  Proth ANTS 437
( s.xii4/4; MS: s.xii4/4 )  A tant devale le dungun  S Cath barking 2124
( 1230-53 )  Les treis bailles du chastel Ki [...] defendent le dongon  Chast Amour 711
( 1354; MS: c.1360 )  la tour par dedeinz, q’est en my lieu de chastel, qe homme appelle dounggeon  Sz Med1 81
( 1374 )  l’auncien toure appellez le ‘Doungeon’ deinz nostre chastelle de P.  GAUNT1 ii 242
2archit.keep used as prison: 
( 1260-70; MS: s.xiv1 )  il est bricun, E (var. (B: s.xiv1/4) El) clostre dust estre, ou en dungun  Man pechez 6696
3archit.dungeon: 
( MS: s.xiv1 )  ly roi descendist en un bas dongoun  BOZ Tret Pass ii 434
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