douth

Meanings

Noun

• Virtue; excellence; atheldom; nobility; power; riches.
• A group of people, especially an army or retinue.
• Reliability; ease; security; shelter.
• Alternative of dought

Adjective

• Snug; comfortable; in easy circumstances.

Origin

• From Middle English douth, douthe, duweðe, from Old English duguþ ("manhood, host, multitude, troops"), from Proto-Germanic *dugunþō ("power, competency, notefulness, virtue"), from *duganą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewgʰ- ("to be ready, be sufficient"). Cognate with North Frisian døgd, døged, Dutch deugd ("virtue"), German Tugend ("virtue"), Swedish dygd ("virtue"), Icelandic dygð, dyggð. Related to dow, doughty.