daud

See also: Daud and dauð

English

Alternative forms

• dod

Etymology

Imitative of a heavy thump. Attested from the end of the 16th century.

Noun

daud (plural dauds)

1. (Scotland and Northern England, archaic) A blow, a heavy thump.
2. A piece of something, especially something with an irregular shape.
   • 1884, James and Ellen Nicolson, Willie Waugh‎^[1], page 20:

     Great dauds o' blaze I've seen him split to sclaffers, / Some thick, some thin, some limp as ony waifers

References

• “daud, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, March, 2016.

Anagrams

• Dadu, Duda, duad, udad

Kavalan

Adjective

daud

1. far

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse dauðr, from Proto-Germanic *daudaz.

Adjective

daud (neuter singular daudt, definite singular and plural daude)

1. Alternative form of død (adjective)

References

• “daud” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• dauder (dialectal, nonstandard)
• daud'e (dialectal)
• død

Alternative forms

• død (from Bokmål)

Etymology

From Old Norse dauðr (“dead”), from Proto-Germanic *daudaz. Akin to English dead.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dœʊ̯ː/
• Rhymes: -œʊ̯ː

Adjective

daud (neuter daudt, definite singular and plural daude, comparative daudare, indefinite superlative daudast, definite superlative daudaste)

1. dead, deceased

   Gjer det og du er ein daud mann!

   Do that and you're a dead man!

   «Bort med all sorg», sa guten, læraren hans var daud. (Danish saying)

   “Away with all sorrow”, said the boy, his teacher was dead.

   Den daude skal gravleggjast om to dagar.

   The deceased is to be buried in two days.

   Kan menneske stå opp frå dei daude?

   Can people be raised from the dead?

2. (sports) invalid

   Det kastet var klart dødt.

   That was a clear no-throw.

Synonyms

• (dead) avdød, avsjela, ferdig, forulukka, livlaus, salig
• (not valid) ugyldig

Derived terms

• daud eller levande
• daud kapital
• daud og maktlaus
• daud som ei sild
• daudball
• daudfødsel
• daudt laup
• daudvekt
• falle daud om
• leggja ballen daud
• steindaud

 

References

• “daud” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Scots

Alternative forms

• dawd

Etymology

Of imitative origin

Verb

daud

1. To knock or thump.

Noun

daud (plural dauds)

1. A lump; a large piece.