Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
dought .
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- noun Alternative form of
dought . - noun
Virtue ;excellence ;atheldom ;nobility ;power ;riches . - noun obsolete A good
deed ; abenefit . - noun obsolete
Manhood . - noun collectively
Men ;people . - noun A
company ;army ;retinue . - noun
Reliability ;ease ;security ;shelter . - adjective
Snug ;comfortable ; ineasy circumstances.
Etymologies
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From Middle English douthe, duwethe ("body of retainers, people, might, dignity, worth"), from Old English duguþ ("manhood, host, multitude, troops"), from Proto-Germanic *dugunþō, *dugunþiz (“power, competency, notefulness, virtue”), from *duganan (“to be useful”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeugʰe- (“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.
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Examples
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"some" rich ppl don; t bear to donate his/her entire assets to charity ... no douth they do donate. .but is not enitre fortune.wow. i look up to him.
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