donnert
donnard or donnered (ˈdɒnərd)
/ (ˈdɒnərt) /
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adjective
Scot stunned
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Word Origin for donnert
C18: from Scottish dialect donner to astound, perhaps from Dutch donderen to thunder, from Middle Dutch donder thunder
Words nearby donnert
donned, donnée, Donne, John, Donnelly, Donner Pass, donnert, donnish, donny, donnybrook, Donnybrook Fair, do no good
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How to use donnert in a sentence
But he was nothing but a dour, donnert soldier, and valued good logic not a docken.
The Men of the Moss-Hags|S. R. Crockett