Dynt
/dɪnt/noun
An archaic or Scots form of “dint,” meaning a blow, stroke, or resulting mark.
Did you know?In Middle English, “dynt” could describe both the physical impact of a weapon and the impression that impact created, linking action and consequence in one word.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
Proto-Germanic
*duntiz
“A blow or stroke; a reconstructed Germanic ancestor”
Old English
Old English
dynt
“A blow, stroke, or clash”
Middle English
Middle English
dynt
“A blow, especially one delivered with a weapon”
14th–15th Century
Middle English
dint
“A blow or impact, and the mark made by it”
16th Century
Scots
dynt
“A blow, stroke, or impression; an archaic spelling”
Modern English
English
dint
“A dent or effect produced by force; “dynt” survives mainly in historical and Scots usage”