douȝty

Middle English

Alternative forms

douȝti, dowȝti, doȝty, duȝty, dowȝty, doughty, dowty, douhty, dughti, doghti, dohty, doughety, dowghty, douȝthi, dowsty
(Early ME) duhti, dohti, duhhtiȝ

Etymology

From Old English dohtiġ, dyhtiġ, from Proto-Germanic *duhtīgaz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈduxtiː/, /ˈdɔxtiː/, /ˈdɔu̯xtiː/

Adjective

douȝty (comparative douȝtier, superlative douȝtiest)

Brave, fearless, doughty; demonstrating valiance.
Amazing, fine; of high quality or worth.

Related terms

Descendants

English: doughty
Scots: douchty, douchtie

References

“doughtī, adj & n.” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-06-11.

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