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drunken

/dˈɹʌŋkən/DRUHNG-kuhn
/dˈɹʌŋkən/DRUHNG-kuhn

Meaninghaving drunk

Common meaning: intoxicated by alcohol

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishdruncen‘having drunk’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishdronkensource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftshaving drunk → intoxicated by alcoholdrunken‘intoxicated by alcohol’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old English druncen ‘having drunk’.

Roots

  • druncen Old English “having drunk”

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