dumben

verb

dumben

verb

Etymology From dumb + -en. Compare Gothic 𐌰𐍆𐌳𐌿𐌼𐌱𐌽𐌰𐌽 (afdumbnan, “to be silent”).

1

Rare To make dumb.

Please hush-now this heart to dumben this breath. Please muffle the whimpers, the drippings of sweat.2004, Welsh Arts Council, Poetry Wales:

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