Dawt

/dɔːt/ verb

Definition

A Scottish or archaic English word meaning to pet, fondle, or treat with excessive kindness.

Etymology

From Middle English 'dauten,' possibly related to Old Norse 'dattr' (to fondle). The word shows Scottish English's rich preservation of older verb forms that died out in standard English.

Kelly Says

Scottish English is like a linguistic fossil—it preserved medieval verb forms ('dinna,' 'maun,' 'dawt') that mainland English abandoned, making Scottish speech sound both ancient and modern at once.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
🐦
bir
ARالعربية
طائر
ta-eer
BNবাংলা
পক্ষী
pak-shee
CACatalà
abeller
a-bel-ler
CSČeština
pták
pt-ak
DADansk
en fugl
en foo-gl
DEDeutsch
ein Vogel
ayn foh-gel
ELΕλληνικά
πτηνός
ptee-nos
ESEspañol
un ave
un ah-ve
FAفارسی
پرنده
per-nan-deh
FISuomi
lintu
lin-tu
FRFrançais
un oiseau
un wah-zoh
GUGU
કાળા
kaala
HAHA
kwari
kwar-ee
HEעברית
עוף
oof
HIहिन्दी
एक पक्षी
ek pakh-shee
HUMagyar
madár
ma-dar
IDBahasa Indonesia
burung
bu-rung
IGIG
nkwu
nkwu
ITItaliano
un uccello
un oo-cheh-loh
JA日本語
tori
KKKK
құс
qoo-s
KMKM
ក្បាល
kbal
KO한국어
sae
MRMR
कळस
kal-as
MSBahasa Melayu
burung
bu-rung
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောက်ပျံ
chaw-kye-pyan
NLNederlands
een vogel
een foh-gel
NONorsk
en fugl
en foo-gl
PAPA
ਕਾਕਾ
ka-ka
PLPolski
ptak
pt-ak
PTPortuguês
um pássaro
oom pah-sa-ro
RORomână
un pasăre
un pah-sa-re
RUРусский
птица
ptit-sa
SVSvenska
en fågel
en fah-gel
SWKiswahili
ndege
n-de-ge
TAதமிழ்
பறவை
par-vai
TEతెలుగు
గుడ్డు
goo-ddu
THไทย
นก
nok
TLTL
ibon
ee-bon
TRTürkçe
bir kuş
bir koosh
UKУкраїнська
пташка
ptash-ka
URاردو
چڑیا
cha-ree-ya
VITiếng Việt
chim
chim
YOYO
ọ̀rọ̀
o-ro
ZH中文
niǎo
ZUZU
inkomo
in-ko-mo

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