donnard

or don·nered

[ don-erd ]

adjective

, Chiefly Scot.

1. stunned; dazed.

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

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg

"Ye donnard auld deevil," answered his guest, his Scottish accent predominating when in anger though otherwise not particularly remarkable,—"ye donnard auld crippled idiot, what have I to do with the session, or the geese that flock to it, or the hawks that pick their pinions for them?"

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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