dought
English
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editA back-formation from doughty (compare Scots doucht, from douchty). Related to dow.
Noun
editdought (usually uncountable, plural doughts)
- (Scotland, Northern England, obsolete except in derivatives) Power, strength, ability.
References
edit- Wright, Joseph (1898) The English Dialect Dictionary[1], volume 1, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 136
Etymology 2
editFrom Middle English doghte, from Old English dohte (first and third person singular past tense of dugan (“to avail, be useful”)).
Verb
editdought
Middle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editApocopic form of doughty.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editdought (rare)
References
edit- “dought, adj. & n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-06-11.
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