daud

See also: Daud and dauð

English

Alternative forms

• dod

Etymology

Imitative of a heavy thump. Attested from the end of the 16th century.

Noun

daud (plural dauds)

1. (Scotland and Northern England, archaic) A blow, a heavy thump.
2. A piece of something, especially something with an irregular shape.
   • 1884, James and Ellen Nicolson, Willie Waugh‎^[1], page 20:

     Great dauds o’ blaze I’ve seen him split to sclaffers, / Some thick, some thin, some limp as ony waifers

References

• “daud, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, March, 2016.

Anagrams

• Dadu, Duda, duad, udad

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Adjective

daud

1. far

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse dauðr, from Proto-Germanic *daudaz.

Adjective

daud (neuter singular daudt, definite singular and plural daude)

1. Alternative form of død (adjective)

References

• “daud” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• død

Etymology

From Old Norse dauðr, from Proto-Germanic *daudaz. Akin to English dead.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dæʉ/

Adjective

daud

1. dead
2. (sports) invalid

Inflection

    Inflection of daud

Bokmål		Indefinite	Definite				Indefinite	Definite
	Masculine singular	daud	daude	Comparative	daudere	Superlative	daudest	daudeste
	Feminine singular	daud	daude
	Neuter singular	daudt	daude
	Plural	daude	daude
Nynorsk		Indefinite	Definite				Indefinite	Definite
	Masculine singular	daud	daude	Comparative	daudare	Superlative	daudast	daudaste
	Feminine singular	daud	daude
	Neuter singular	daudt	daude
	Plural	daude	daude

References

• “daud” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Scots

Alternative forms

• dawd

Verb

daud

1. To knock or thump.

Noun

daud (plural dauds)

1. A lump; a large piece.