I. ˈdau̇, ˈdō, Scot ˈdəu̇ intransitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English dow, deih have worth, am good for something (1st & 3d singular present indicative of assumed dowen, plural present dowen, past doughte ), from Old English dēah, dēag (infin. assumed dugan, plural present dugon, past dohte ); akin to Old High German toug have worth (infin. assumed tugan, 3d plural present tugun ), Gothic daug have worth (infin. assumed dugan, 3d plural present assumed dugun ), Old Norse duga (infin.) to help — more at doughty
1. obsolete : to have worth, value, validity, availability, or suitableness
2. chiefly Scotland : to be able or capable
3. dialect Britain
a. : to thrive and prosper
b. : to recover from illness
c. : to feel sufficiently concerned to take action — usually used with a negative
II. ˈdau̇ transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English dowen, from Old French doer, douer, from Latin dotare, from dot-, dos gift, dower — more at dower
archaic : to endow or give as an endowment
he … dowed her with all the virtues in the Bible — Rudyard Kipling
III. ˈdü
dialect Britain
variant of dove
IV. ˈdəu̇ intransitive verb
Etymology: origin unknown
chiefly Scotland : to fade away : become dull or withered
V.
variant of dhow
VI. ˈdau̇ noun
( -s )
Etymology: Hindi dāo, from Sanskrit dātra crooked knife, from dāti he cuts; akin to Sanskrit dayate he apportions — more at tide
: dah I