An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language / in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

by John Jamieson

2. A tower in general.
Lyndsay.

DOUNT, s. A stroke, a blow.
V. [Dunt], s.

To DOUN THRING, v. a.
1. To overthrow.
Lyndsay.
2. To undervalue.
V. [Thring].
Douglas.

DOUNWITH, adv.
1. Downwards, S.
Wallace.

A. S. adun, deorsum, and with, versus.

2. As a s. To the dounwith, downwards, S.

To DOUP, v. n. To incline the head or shoulders downwards, S.
Evergreen.

Teut. dupp-en, verticem capitis demittere.

Doup. In a doup, adv. In a moment.
Ramsay.

DOUP, DOWP, DOLP, s. The breech or buttocks, S.
Ramsay.
2. The bottom, or extremity of any thing.
Ruddiman.
3. A cavity, S.
Ferguson.