Etymology

dort

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Today it means: A sulky or sullen mood; the sulks. Full definition →

Middle English dort
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dort · noun, verb1

  1. Middle English · inherited fromdort
  2. English todaydort

From Middle English dort (found in compound cankerdort), of unknown origin.

Dort · proper noun2

* As a German surname, from Dorten, a metronymic from Dorothea (see Dorothy). * As a Dutch surname, shortened form of a placename Dordrecht.

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