douth

Meaning

Adj

Snug; comfortable; in easy circumstances.

Noun

1. (obsolete) Virtue; excellence; atheldom; nobility; power; riches.
2. (obsolete) A group of people, especially an army or retinue.
3. Reliability; ease; security; shelter.

Noun

Alternative form of dought

Pronounced as (IPA)

/daʊθ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: douthe

Inherited from Old English: duguþ

Cognate with Northern Frisian: døgd

Cognate with Dutch: deugd

Cognate with German: Tugend

Cognate with Swedish: dygd

Cognate with Icelandic: dygð

In summary

From Middle English douthe, douth, duweðe (“body of retainers, people, might, dignity, worth”), from Old English duguþ (“manhood, host, multitude, troops”), from Proto-West Germanic *dugunþu, *dugunþi, from Proto-Germanic *dugunþō (“power, competency, notefulness, virtue”), from *duganą (“to be useful”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewgʰ- (“to be ready, be sufficient”).
Cognate with North Frisian døgd, døged (“ability, good deed”), Dutch deugd (“virtue”), German Tugend (“virtue”), Swedish dygd (“virtue”), Icelandic dygð, dyggð (“virtue”). Related to dow, doughty.