dought

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English

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Etymology 1

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A back-formation from doughty (compare Scots doucht, from douchty). Related to dow.

Noun

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dought (usually uncountable, plural doughts)

  1. (Scotland, Northern England, obsolete except in derivatives) Power, strength, ability.

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Etymology 2

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From Middle English doghte, from Old English dohte (first and third person singular past tense of dugan (to avail, be useful)).

Verb

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dought

  1. (dialect) alternative past of dow

Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Apocopic form of doughty.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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dought (rare)

  1. doughty

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