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daud

See also: Daud and dauð

English edit

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Etymology edit

Imitative of a heavy thump. Attested from the end of the 16th century.

Noun edit

daud (plural dauds)

  1. (Scotland and Northern England, archaic) A blow, a heavy thump.
  2. A piece of something, especially something with an irregular shape.
    • 1884, James and Ellen Nicolson, Willie Waugh‎[1], page 20:
      Great dauds o' blaze I've seen him split to sclaffers, / Some thick, some thin, some limp as ony waifers

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Adjective edit

daud

  1. far

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse dauðr, from Proto-Germanic *daudaz.

Adjective edit

daud (neuter singular daudt, definite singular and plural daude)

  1. Alternative form of død (adjective)

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Norwegian Nynorsk edit

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Etymology edit

From Old Norse dauðr (“dead”), from Proto-Germanic *daudaz. Akin to English dead.

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Adjective edit

daud (neuter daudt, definite singular and plural daude, comparative daudare, indefinite superlative daudast, definite superlative daudaste)

  1. dead, deceased
    Gjer det og du er ein daud mann!
    Do that and you're a dead man!
    «Bort med all sorg», sa guten, læraren hans var daud. (Danish saying)
    “Away with all sorrow”, said the boy, his teacher was dead.
    Den daude skal gravleggjast om to dagar.
    The deceased is to be buried in two days.
    Kan menneske stå opp frå dei daude?
    Can people be raised from the dead?
  2. (sports) invalid
    Det kastet var klart dødt.
    That was a clear no-throw.

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Scots edit

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Etymology edit

Of imitative origin

Verb edit

daud

  1. To knock or thump.

Noun edit

daud (plural dauds)

  1. A lump; a large piece.
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