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
CACatalà
abeller
a-bel-ler
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
FRFrançais
un oiseau
un wah-zoh
HIहिन्दी
एक पक्षी
ek pakh-shee
IDBahasa Indonesia
burung
bu-rung
ITItaliano
un uccello
un oo-cheh-loh
MSBahasa Melayu
burung
bu-rung
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောက်ပျံ
chaw-kye-pyan
NLNederlands
een vogel
een foh-gel
NONorsk
en fugl
en foo-gl
PTPortuguês
um pássaro
oom pah-sa-ro
RORomână
un pasăre
un pah-sa-re
SVSvenska
en fågel
en fah-gel
SWKiswahili
ndege
n-de-ge
TRTürkçe
bir kuş
bir koosh
UKУкраїнська
пташка
ptash-ka