doughtier — dough·ty || daÊŠtɪ adj. brave, fearless, courageous … English contemporary dictionary
Doughtiest — Doughty Dough ty (dou t[y^]), a. [Compar. {Doughtier} (dou t[i^]*[ e]r); superl. {Doughtiest}.] [OE. duhti, dohti, douhti, brave, valiant, fit, useful, AS. dyhtig; akin to G. t[ u]chtig, Dan. dygtig, Sw. dygdig virtuous, and fr. AS. dugan to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Doughty — Dough ty (dou t[y^]), a. [Compar. {Doughtier} (dou t[i^]*[ e]r); superl. {Doughtiest}.] [OE. duhti, dohti, douhti, brave, valiant, fit, useful, AS. dyhtig; akin to G. t[ u]chtig, Dan. dygtig, Sw. dygdig virtuous, and fr. AS. dugan to avail, be of … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
doughty — adjective (doughtier; est) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English dohtig; akin to Old High German toug is useful, Greek teuchein to make Date: before 12th century marked by fearless resolution ; valiant < a doughty warrior > • … New Collegiate Dictionary
Chess in early literature — One of the most common ways for chess historians to trace when the board game chess entered a country is to look at the literature of that country. Although due to the names associated with chess sometimes being used for more than one game (for… … Wikipedia
Troilus — [ Etruscan fresco, Tomb of the Bulls, Tarquinia, c540 530BC.] Troilus (also Troilos, Troylus) (Ancient Greek: Τρωίλος, Troïlos, Latin: Troilus) is a legendary character associated with the story of the Trojan War. The first surviving reference to … Wikipedia
doughty — doughtily, adv. doughtiness, n. /dow tee/, adj., doughtier, doughtiest. steadfastly courageous and resolute; valiant. [bef. 1000; ME; OE dohtig worthy, equiv. to *doht worth (c. OHG toht; see DOW1, TH1) + ig Y1; r. OE dyhtig, c. G tüchtig] Syn.… … Universalium
doughty — [ daʊti] adjective (doughtier, doughtiest) brave and resolute. Derivatives doughtily adverb doughtiness noun Origin OE dohtig, var. of dyhtig, of Gmc origin … English new terms dictionary
doughty — UK [ˈdaʊtɪ] / US adjective Word forms doughty : adjective doughty comparative doughtier superlative doughtiest mainly journalism determined and not easily frightened … English dictionary
doughty — /ˈdaʊti / (say dowtee) adjective (doughtier, doughtiest) strong; hardy; valiant. {Middle English; Old English dohtig, unexplained variant of dyhtig, from dugan be good, avail, related to German tüchtig competent} –doughtily, adverb –doughtiness,… …
