"douth" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /daʊθ/ Forms: more douth [comparative], most douth [superlative]
enPR: douth Rhymes: -aʊθ Etymology: From 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. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*dʰewgʰ-}}, {{inh|en|enm|douthe}} Middle English douthe, {{m|enm|douth}} douth, {{m|enm|duweðe||body of retainers, people, might, dignity, worth}} duweðe (“body of retainers, people, might, dignity, worth”), {{inh|en|ang|duguþ||manhood, host, multitude, troops}} Old English duguþ (“manhood, host, multitude, troops”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*dugunþu}} Proto-West Germanic *dugunþu, {{m|gmw-pro|*dugunþi}} *dugunþi, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*dugunþō||power, competency, notefulness, virtue}} Proto-Germanic *dugunþō (“power, competency, notefulness, virtue”), {{m|gem-pro|*duganą||to be useful}} *duganą (“to be useful”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*dʰewgʰ-||to be ready, be sufficient}} Proto-Indo-European *dʰewgʰ- (“to be ready, be sufficient”), {{cog|frr|døgd}} North Frisian døgd, {{m|ofs|døged||ability, good deed}} døged (“ability, good deed”), {{cog|nl|deugd||virtue}} Dutch deugd (“virtue”), {{cog|de|Tugend||virtue}} German Tugend (“virtue”), {{cog|sv|dygd||virtue}} Swedish dygd (“virtue”), {{cog|is|dygð}} Icelandic dygð, {{m|is|dyggð||virtue}} dyggð (“virtue”), {{l|en|dow}} dow, {{l|en|doughty}} doughty Head templates: {{en-adj}} douth (comparative more douth, superlative most douth)
  1. (dialectal) Snug; comfortable; in easy circumstances. Tags: dialectal
    Sense id: en-douth-en-adj-dZUc059d
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /daʊθ/ Forms: douths [plural]
enPR: douth Rhymes: -aʊθ Etymology: From 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. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*dʰewgʰ-}}, {{inh|en|enm|douthe}} Middle English douthe, {{m|enm|douth}} douth, {{m|enm|duweðe||body of retainers, people, might, dignity, worth}} duweðe (“body of retainers, people, might, dignity, worth”), {{inh|en|ang|duguþ||manhood, host, multitude, troops}} Old English duguþ (“manhood, host, multitude, troops”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*dugunþu}} Proto-West Germanic *dugunþu, {{m|gmw-pro|*dugunþi}} *dugunþi, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*dugunþō||power, competency, notefulness, virtue}} Proto-Germanic *dugunþō (“power, competency, notefulness, virtue”), {{m|gem-pro|*duganą||to be useful}} *duganą (“to be useful”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*dʰewgʰ-||to be ready, be sufficient}} Proto-Indo-European *dʰewgʰ- (“to be ready, be sufficient”), {{cog|frr|døgd}} North Frisian døgd, {{m|ofs|døged||ability, good deed}} døged (“ability, good deed”), {{cog|nl|deugd||virtue}} Dutch deugd (“virtue”), {{cog|de|Tugend||virtue}} German Tugend (“virtue”), {{cog|sv|dygd||virtue}} Swedish dygd (“virtue”), {{cog|is|dygð}} Icelandic dygð, {{m|is|dyggð||virtue}} dyggð (“virtue”), {{l|en|dow}} dow, {{l|en|doughty}} doughty Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} douth (usually uncountable, plural douths)
  1. (obsolete) Virtue; excellence; atheldom; nobility; power; riches. Tags: obsolete, uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-douth-en-noun-RJYAgSth
  2. (obsolete) A group of people, especially an army or retinue. Tags: obsolete, uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-douth-en-noun-IYmDap-H
  3. (dialectal) Reliability; ease; security; shelter. Tags: dialectal, uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-douth-en-noun-wzW99ip4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /daʊθ/ Forms: douths [plural]
enPR: douth Rhymes: -aʊθ Head templates: {{en-noun}} douth (plural douths)
  1. Alternative form of dought Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: dought
    Sense id: en-douth-en-noun-9-NGSuXL
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      "args": {
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        "uncountable",
        "usually"
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          "text": "There's no much douth in a wire fence."
        }
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        "(dialectal) Reliability; ease; security; shelter."
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        "uncountable",
        "usually"
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      "ipa": "/daʊθ/"
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      "rhymes": "-aʊθ"
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    {
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    },
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      "args": {
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        "3": "",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Tugend",
        "3": "",
        "4": "virtue"
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "dygd",
        "3": "",
        "4": "virtue"
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      "args": {
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      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "dyggð",
        "3": "",
        "4": "virtue"
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      "name": "m"
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      "args": {
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        "2": "dow"
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "doughty"
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      "name": "l"
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    {
      "form": "more douth",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most douth",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
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    }
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        "English dialectal terms"
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        "Snug; comfortable; in easy circumstances."
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          "Snug",
          "snug"
        ],
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          "comfortable",
          "comfortable"
        ],
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          "easy"
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        "(dialectal) Snug; comfortable; in easy circumstances."
      ],
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        "dialectal"
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/daʊθ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aʊθ"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "douth"
    }
  ],
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}

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        "plural"
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    }
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        "Alternative form of dought"
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      "ipa": "/daʊθ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aʊθ"
    },
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      "enpr": "douth"
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}

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