"douthe" meaning in Middle English

See douthe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈduːð(ə)/, /ˈduːθ(ə)/, /ˈduːəð(ə)/ [Early-Middle-English], /ˈduɣəð(ə)/ [Early-Middle-English]
Etymology: Inherited from Old English duguþ, from Proto-West Germanic *dugunþu, from Proto-Germanic *dugunþō. The final vowel is generalised from the Old English oblique forms; for further notes on phonological development, see youthe. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|duguþ|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English duguþ, {{inh+|enm|ang|duguþ}} Inherited from Old English duguþ, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*dugunþu}} Proto-West Germanic *dugunþu, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*dugunþō}} Proto-Germanic *dugunþō Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} douthe, {{enm-noun|-}} douthe (uncountable) Forms: douth [alternative], douþe [alternative], duthe [alternative], doȝeðe [alternative, Early-Middle-English], dugeð [alternative, Early-Middle-English], duȝde [alternative, Early-Middle-English], duȝeðe [alternative, Early-Middle-English], duȝeþe [alternative, Early-Middle-English], duheðe [alternative, Early-Middle-English], duhþe [alternative, Early-Middle-English], duweðe [alternative, Early-Middle-English]
  1. A group, band, or company of people:
    A retinue or comitatus; the personal military of a ruler.
    Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-douthe-enm-noun-qv3RlQdo Categories (other): Military Disambiguation of Military: 48 52 0 0 0 0
  2. A group, band, or company of people:
    An army or troop; a group of armed people; an army or troop.
    Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-douthe-enm-noun-IXDAmrBf Categories (other): Military Disambiguation of Military: 48 52 0 0 0 0
  3. (rare) Potency, might, worth. Tags: rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-douthe-enm-noun-n7p1kiaT
  4. (rare) An individual person. Tags: rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-douthe-enm-noun-yBu4b0o9
  5. (rare) Something beneficial; a boon. Tags: rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-douthe-enm-noun-xrhmYvva
  6. (rare) Maturity; the state of being mature. Tags: rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-douthe-enm-noun-6Tov3hkv Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Age, Collectives Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 2 12 18 11 8 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 6 8 2 3 79 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 5 7 2 2 81 Disambiguation of Age: 0 0 0 0 0 100 Disambiguation of Collectives: 10 15 6 4 5 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: doughty

Alternative forms

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      "ipa": "/ˈduːθ(ə)/"
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      "ipa": "/ˈduːəð(ə)/",
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