doughty in Middle English

IPA: /ˈduxtiː/, /ˈduːxtiː/, /ˈdɔxtiː/, /ˈdɔu̯xtiː/ [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Old English dohtiġ, dyhtiġ, from Proto-West Germanic *duhtīg, *dohtag. Forms with /u/ (/uː/ through lengthening before /xt/) are likely due to the analogy of douen (early /ˈduɣən/). Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|dohtiġ}} Old English dohtiġ, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*duhtīg}} Proto-West Germanic *duhtīg Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective|||comparative|doughtiere|superlative|doughtiest|head=}} doughty (comparative doughtiere, superlative doughtiest), {{enm-adj||doughtiere|doughtiest}} doughty (comparative doughtiere, superlative doughtiest) Forms: doughtiere [comparative], doughtiest [superlative], dogheti [alternative], doghte [alternative], doghti [alternative], doghuti [alternative], doȝti [alternative], doȝty [alternative], dohty [alternative], dohuthi [alternative], dohuti [alternative], douchti [alternative], dougheti [alternative], doughety [alternative], douȝcti [alternative], douȝthi [alternative], douȝti [alternative], douȝty [alternative], douhte [alternative], douhti [alternative], douhty [alternative], dousti [alternative], douthi [alternative], douti [alternative], dowghty [alternative], dowȝti [alternative], dowȝty [alternative], dowsty [alternative], dowty [alternative], duchti [alternative], dughti [alternative], duȝte [alternative], duȝti [alternative], duȝty [alternative], duhtie [alternative], duthi [alternative], dohti [alternative, Early-Middle-English], duhhtiȝ [alternative, Early-Middle-English], duhti [alternative, Early-Middle-English], duhtiȝ [alternative, Early-Middle-English]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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"doughty" meaning in Middle English

Adjective

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