daunton
Definitions
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- verb To daunt; intimidate; subdue.
- verb To dare; seek to daunt.
- verb To break in or tame (a horse).
Examples
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When he found that he could not daunton me, he laughed again.
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Bonny, bairnly braws; it's for the like o 'them folk sells the peace of God that passeth understanding; it's for the like o' them, an 'maybe no even sae muckle worth, folk daunton God to His face and burn in muckle hell; and it's for that reason the Scripture ca's them, as I read the passage, the accursed thing.
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"I'm not my own master," he said – "a woman's enough to daunton me that once never knew what difficulty was.
Note
The word 'daunton' is related to 'daunt', which ultimately comes from a Latin word meaning 'tame'.
