• Dow

    Pronunciation

    • IPA: /daÊŠ/

    Origin 1

    Old English dugan, from Proto-Germanic *duganÄ…. Cognate with Dutch deugen, German taugen, Swedish duga.

    Full definition of dow

    Verb

    1. (obsolete) To be worth.
    2. (obsolete) To be of use, have value.
    3. To have the strength for, to be able to.
    4. To thrive, prosper.

    Origin 2

    From French douer, from Latin dotare.

    Verb

    1. To furnish with a dower; to endow.

    Origin 3

    Noun

    dow

    (plural dows)
    1. Alternative form of dhow

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