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donnard

or don·nered

[ don-erd ]

adjective

, Chiefly Scot.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of donnard1

First recorded in 1715–25; past participle of Scots donnar, donner “to daze, stun,” frequentative of Middle English donen, dinen, Old English dynian “to make noise”; din 1

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