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Middle English
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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.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈduːð(ə)/, /ˈduːθ(ə)/
- (early) IPA(key): /ˈduːəð(ə)/, /ˈduɣəð(ə)/
Noun
douthe (uncountable)
- A group, band, or company of people:
- A retinue or comitatus; the personal military of a ruler.
- An army or troop; a group of armed people; an army or troop.
- (rare) Potency, might, worth.
- (rare) An individual person.
- (rare) Something beneficial; a boon.
- (rare) Maturity; the state of being mature.
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