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Where does “dauncy” come from?

dauncy (English) comes from Scots donsie — unfortunate, luckless, hapless; neat, trim;...

dauncy (English): Sick; delicate

Definitions

  1. Sick; delicate

Ancestry of “dauncy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scotsdonsieunfortunate, luckless, hapless; neat, trim;...
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