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douth
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: douth, IPA(key): /da??/
- Rhymes: -a??
Etymology 1
From Middle English douth, douthe, duweðe (“body of retainers, people, might, dignity, worth”), from Old English duguþ (“manhood, host, multitude, troops”), from Proto-Germanic *dugunþ? (“power, competency, notefulness, virtue”), from *dugan? (“to be useful”), from Proto-Indo-European *d?ewg?- (“to be ready, be sufficient”). Cognate with North Frisian døgd, døged (“ability, good deed”), Dutch deugd (“virtue”), German Tugend (“virtue”), Swedish dygd (“virtue”), Icelandic dygð, dyggð (“virtue”). Related to dow, doughty.
Noun
douth (usually uncountable, plural douths)
- (obsolete) Virtue; excellence; atheldom; nobility; power; riches.
- (obsolete) A group of people, especially an army or retinue.
- (dialectal) Reliability; ease; security; shelter.
- There's no[sic] much douth in a wire fence.
Adjective
douth (comparative more douth, superlative most douth)
- (dialectal) Snug; comfortable; in easy circumstances.
Etymology 2
Noun
douth (plural douths)
- Alternative form of dought
Middle English
Alternative forms
- douthe, duthe, douþe
- (Early ME) dugeð, duweðe, du?eðe, do?eðe, du?eþe, duheðe, duhþe, du?d
Etymology
From Old English duguþ, from Proto-Germanic *dugunþ?.
Pronunciation
- (Early ME) IPA(key): /?du???/
- IPA(key): /du??/
Noun
douth (uncountable)
- A group, band, or company of people:
- The personal military force of a ruler or potentate.
- Any group of armed people; an army or troop.
- (rare) Potency, might, worth.
- (rare) An individual person.
- (rare) Something beneficial; a boon.
- (rare) The state of being mature.
Related terms
- doughty
Descendants
- English: douth
- Scots: duthe, douth
References
- “douth, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-06-05.
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dout
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -a?t
Etymology 1
From Middle English doute (“doubt”). More at doubt.
Noun
dout
- Obsolete spelling of doubt
Etymology 2
Blend of do +? out, from Middle English don ut (“do out”). Compare don, doff, dup.
Verb
dout (third-person singular simple present douts, present participle douting, simple past and past participle douted)
- (transitive, dialectal or obsolete) To put out; quench; extinguish; douse.
Related terms
- douter, a cone-shaped device with a handle for extinguishing a candle and stopping the smoke.
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Old High German t?t, from Proto-Germanic *daudaz. Cognate with German tot, Dutch dood, English dead, Icelandic dauður.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /deu?t/, [d???t]
- Rhymes: -??t
- Homophone: Doud
Adjective
dout (masculine douden, neuter dout, comparative méi dout, superlative am doutsten)
- dead
Declension
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
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- Doud
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