douȝty

Middle English

Alternative forms

• douȝti, dowȝti, doȝty, duȝty, dowȝty, doughty, dowty, douhty, dughti, doghti, dohty, doughety, dowghty, douȝthi, dowsty
• 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)

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

Related terms

• douȝt
• douȝtines
• douȝtily

Descendants

• English: doughty
• Scots: douchty, douchtie

References

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