douth
English
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Middle English douthe, douth, duweðe (“body of retainers, people, might, dignity, worth”), from Old English duguþ (“manhood, host, multitude, troops”), from Proto-West Germanic *dugunþu, *dugunþi, from Proto-Germanic *dugunþō (“power, competency, notefulness, virtue”), from *duganą (“to be useful”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewgʰ- (“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
editdouth (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
editdouth (comparative more douth, superlative most douth)
- (dialectal) Snug; comfortable; in easy circumstances.
Etymology 2
editNoun
editdouth (plural douths)
- Alternative form of dought
Middle English
editNoun
editdouth
- Alternative form of douthe
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