douth

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Определение douth в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь

a company, army, retinue

Alternative form of dought

(collectively) men, people

Этимология

() 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”), from Proto-Germanic base *dug-, *daug- (“to be useful”), from Proto-Indo-European *dheughe- (“to be ready, be sufficient”). Cognate with Old Frisian duged (“power”), Old High German tugad, tugund (“virtue”), German Tugend, Swedish dygd. Related to dow, doughty.