douth
Reliability; ease; security; shelterReliability; ease; security; shelter.
Значение
значений: 3(диалектное, неисчисляемое, обычно)Reliability; ease; security; shelter.
There's no^([sic]) much douth in a wire fence.
(устаревшее, неисчисляемое, обычно)Virtue; excellence; atheldom; nobility; power; riches.
(устаревшее, неисчисляемое, обычно)A group of people, especially an army or retinue.
Происхождение
From Middle English douthe, douth, duweðe (“body of retainers, people, might, dignity, worFrom 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”).
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Формы
мн. число: douths| Ед. число | douth |
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неисчисляемое
Уроки к слову
уроков: 1- A1Исчисляемые и неисчисляемые существительные — Потому что оно может быть неисчисляемым