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daud

See also: Daud and dauð

English

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Etymology

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

Noun

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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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Kavalan

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Adjective

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daud

  1. far

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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

Adjective

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

  1. Alternative form of død (adjective)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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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

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Etymology

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Of imitative origin

Verb

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daud

  1. To knock or thump.

Noun

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daud (plural dauds)

  1. A lump; a large piece.
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