donnard

[don-erd]

don·nard

[don-erd]
adjective Chiefly Scot.
stunned; dazed.
Also, don·nered.


Origin:
1715–25; past participle of Scots donnar, donner to daze, stun, frequentative of Middle English donen, dinen, Old English dynian to make a din
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Donnard is always a great word to know.
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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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donnert, donnard or donnered (ˈdɒnərt, ˈdɒnərd)
 
adj
(Scot) stunned
 
[C18: from Scottish dialect donner to astound, perhaps from Dutch donderen to thunder, from Middle Dutch donder thunder]
 
donnard, donnard or donnered
 
adj
 
[C18: from Scottish dialect donner to astound, perhaps from Dutch donderen to thunder, from Middle Dutch donder thunder]
 
donnered, donnard or donnered
 
adj
 
[C18: from Scottish dialect donner to astound, perhaps from Dutch donderen to thunder, from Middle Dutch donder thunder]

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