douth

D2O1U1T1H4
/daʊθ/

noun

Virtue; excellence; atheldom; nobility; power; riches.

“There's no^([sic]) much douth in a wire fence.”

OriginMiddle English douthe ← Old English duguþ ← Proto-West Germanic *dugunþu →
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Meanings

douth1

noundouth (usually uncountable, plural douths)

plural douths

  1. obsoleteuncountableusuallyVirtue; excellence; atheldom; nobility; power; riches.
  2. obsoleteuncountableusuallyA group of people, especially an army or retinue.
  3. dialectaluncountableusuallyReliability; ease; security; shelter.

    There's no^([sic]) much douth in a wire fence.

adjectivedouth (comparative more douth, superlative most douth)

comparative more douth · superlative most douth

  1. dialectalSnug; comfortable; in easy circumstances.

douth2

noundouth (plural douths)

plural douths

  1. alternativeAlternative form of dought.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
virtue

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰewgʰ-“to be ready, be sufficient”
  2. Proto-Germanic*dugunþō“power, competency, notefulness, virtue”
  3. Proto-West Germanic*dugunþu
  4. Old Englishduguþ“manhood, host, multitude, troops”
  5. Middle Englishdouthe
  6. Englishdouth

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”), Danish dyd (“virtue”), Icelandic dygð, dyggð (“virtue”). Related to dow, doughty.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with douth

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Cite this entry
APA

douth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/douth

MLA

“douth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/douth. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “douth,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/douth.

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