donnard

American  

[don-erd] / ˈdɒn ərd /

Or donnered

adjective

Chiefly Scot.

1. stunned; dazed.

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Etymology

Origin of donnard

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

Example Sentences

And Mr. Cathro made the best of it, wringing Tommy's hand effusively, while muttering, "Fool, donnard stirk, gowk!"

From Project Gutenberg

"And besides, ye donnard carle," continued Sharpitlaw, triumphantly, "the minister did say that he thought he knew something of the features of the birkie that spoke to him in the Park, though he could not charge his memory where or when he had seen them."

From Project Gutenberg

"Stay there, and be hanged, then, for a donnard auld deevil!" said the other, and ran down the prison stair.

From Project Gutenberg

Davie," he said,—"Davie, ye donnard auld idiot, have ye no gane mad yet, with applying your mathematical science, as ye call it, to the book of Apocalypse?

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