doiterv.

Brit.

/ˈdɔɪtə/, U.S.

/ˈdɔɪdər/, Scottish English

/ˈdɔɪtər/, Irish English

/ˈdɒɪtər/

Forms: 1700s– doiter, 1900s– doither (Irish English (northern)).

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: English doit , dote v.¹, -er suffix⁵.

Etymology: < Scots and English regional (northern) doit, in similar senses (variant of dote v.¹) + -er suffix⁵. Compare earlier dotter v., which is etymologically unrelated, although the two words may have influenced one another.It is uncertain whether Scots ditter , attested in sense 2, shows a variant of this word, or a synonym of imitative origin, similar to dotter v. and totter v.

Scottish, Irish English (chiefly northern), and English regional (northern).

1. intransitive. To talk or behave in a confused, muddled manner, esp. as a result of old age; to become senile.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > be or become foolish [verb (intransitive)] > act foolishly

dotec1225

foleyec1374

fop1528

fond1530

daff1535

pract1568

dolt1573

daw1596

fool1597

guck1603

baboonize1611

prat1685

to play the fool1722

niff-naff1728

fopple1756

doitera1790

daffle1796

tomfool1825

to play (also act) the (giddy) goat1841

lallygag1862

silly1877

monkey1878

footle1891

to ass around1899

to play silly buggers (also beggars, bleeders, etc.)1903

to arse around1919

to jackass around1927

nimble-pimble1927

to fuck about1929

to fool up1933

to crap around1936

pantomime1958

prat1961

dork1990

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > absence of meaning > nonsense, rubbish > empty, idle talk > talk idly [verb (intransitive)]

chattera1250

drivelc1390

clatter1401

chatc1440

smattera1450

pratec1460

blaver1461

babble?1504

blether1524

boblec1530

trattlea1555

tittle-tattle1556

fable1579

tinkle1638

whiffle1706

slaver1730

doitera1790

jaunder1808

haver1816

maunder1816

blather1825

yatter1825

blat1846

bibble-babble1888

flap-doodle1893

twiddle1893

spiel1894

rot1896

blither1903

to run off at the mouth1908

drool1923

twiddle-twaddle1925

crap1940

natter1942

yack1950

yacker1961

yacket1969

a1790 [implied in: A. Macdonald Misc. Wks. (1791) 91 Doiter'd, in the dumps, alane, Musing on matters past and gane. (at doitered adj.)].

1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. To doiter, to become superannuated.

1898 Lippincott's Monthly Mag. Sept. 312 Sum'at ha' come to t' lad here lately. He be doitering; an' folks a' be noticing.

1932 ‘L. G. Gibbon’ Sunset Song 32 Old Sinclair..had begun to doiter and Mistress Sinclair would push him into his chair at night and take off his boots and put slippers on him.

2015 @b3ky 7 Jan. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Eee lass, tha's doiterin' already!

2. intransitive. To walk or move about with an unsteady, tottering gait. Also: to walk or move in an aimless or idle manner.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > walk, tread, or step [verb (intransitive)] > unsteadily

wiggle?c1225

walter1399

falterc1400

stammerc1400

dotterc1475

stavera1500

stumblea1500

reel1529

scamblec1571

halper1596

totter1602

folder1607

wamble1611

to make a Virginia fence1671

wandle1686

fribble1709

rock1718

stoit1719

stoiter1724

swagger1724

doddle1761

stotter1781

toit1786

doiter1793

stot1801

dodder1819

twaddle1823

teeter1844

shoggle1884

welter1884

warple1887

whemmel1895

society > travel > aspects of travel > going on foot > go on foot [verb (intransitive)] > leisurely or idly

raik?c1350

troll1377

spacea1425

jet1530

spacierc1550

snaffle1611

spatiate1626

saunter1671

stroll1680

trollopa1745

dangle1778

doiter1793

stroam1796

browse1803

soodle1821

potter1824

streek1827

streel1839

pasear1840

toddle1848

bummel1900

1793 S. Thomson Poems Sc. Dial. 160 Watty weary a day threshin', Doiter'd down to Mungo Blue's.

1900 S. MacManus Bewitched Fiddle 189 There ye 're doiterin' an' doiterin', in of the house, an' out of the house, an' about the house.

1938 ‘M. Innes’ Lament for Maker i. v. 29 The laird had taken down a rusty claymore from the wall and was doitering about with it like mad Hamlet looking for King Claudius of Denmark.

2005 J. Aberdein Amande's Bed 7 He'd gone doitering after ptarmigan, his left fist stocked with granite flints.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	doiter
释义	doiterv. Brit. /ˈdɔɪtə/, U.S. /ˈdɔɪdər/, Scottish English /ˈdɔɪtər/, Irish English /ˈdɒɪtər/ Forms: 1700s– doiter, 1900s– doither (Irish English (northern)). Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: English doit , dote v.¹, -er suffix⁵. Etymology: < Scots and English regional (northern) doit, in similar senses (variant of dote v.¹) + -er suffix⁵. Compare earlier dotter v., which is etymologically unrelated, although the two words may have influenced one another.It is uncertain whether Scots ditter , attested in sense 2, shows a variant of this word, or a synonym of imitative origin, similar to dotter v. and totter v. Scottish, Irish English (chiefly northern), and English regional (northern). 1. intransitive. To talk or behave in a confused, muddled manner, esp. as a result of old age; to become senile. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > be or become foolish [verb (intransitive)] > act foolishly dotec1225 foleyec1374 fop1528 fond1530 daff1535 pract1568 dolt1573 daw1596 fool1597 guck1603 baboonize1611 prat1685 to play the fool1722 niff-naff1728 fopple1756 doitera1790 daffle1796 tomfool1825 to play (also act) the (giddy) goat1841 lallygag1862 silly1877 monkey1878 footle1891 to ass around1899 to play silly buggers (also beggars, bleeders, etc.)1903 to arse around1919 to jackass around1927 nimble-pimble1927 to fuck about1929 to fool up1933 to crap around1936 pantomime1958 prat1961 dork1990 the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > absence of meaning > nonsense, rubbish > empty, idle talk > talk idly [verb (intransitive)] chattera1250 drivelc1390 clatter1401 chatc1440 smattera1450 pratec1460 blaver1461 babble?1504 blether1524 boblec1530 trattlea1555 tittle-tattle1556 fable1579 tinkle1638 whiffle1706 slaver1730 doitera1790 jaunder1808 haver1816 maunder1816 blather1825 yatter1825 blat1846 bibble-babble1888 flap-doodle1893 twiddle1893 spiel1894 rot1896 blither1903 to run off at the mouth1908 drool1923 twiddle-twaddle1925 crap1940 natter1942 yack1950 yacker1961 yacket1969 a1790 [implied in: A. Macdonald Misc. Wks. (1791) 91 Doiter'd, in the dumps, alane, Musing on matters past and gane. (at doitered adj.)]. 1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. To doiter, to become superannuated. 1898 Lippincott's Monthly Mag. Sept. 312 Sum'at ha' come to t' lad here lately. He be doitering; an' folks a' be noticing. 1932 ‘L. G. Gibbon’ Sunset Song 32 Old Sinclair..had begun to doiter and Mistress Sinclair would push him into his chair at night and take off his boots and put slippers on him. 2015 @b3ky 7 Jan. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Eee lass, tha's doiterin' already! 2. intransitive. To walk or move about with an unsteady, tottering gait. Also: to walk or move in an aimless or idle manner. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > walk, tread, or step [verb (intransitive)] > unsteadily wiggle?c1225 walter1399 falterc1400 stammerc1400 dotterc1475 stavera1500 stumblea1500 reel1529 scamblec1571 halper1596 totter1602 folder1607 wamble1611 to make a Virginia fence1671 wandle1686 fribble1709 rock1718 stoit1719 stoiter1724 swagger1724 doddle1761 stotter1781 toit1786 doiter1793 stot1801 dodder1819 twaddle1823 teeter1844 shoggle1884 welter1884 warple1887 whemmel1895 society > travel > aspects of travel > going on foot > go on foot [verb (intransitive)] > leisurely or idly raik?c1350 troll1377 spacea1425 jet1530 spacierc1550 snaffle1611 spatiate1626 saunter1671 stroll1680 trollopa1745 dangle1778 doiter1793 stroam1796 browse1803 soodle1821 potter1824 streek1827 streel1839 pasear1840 toddle1848 bummel1900 1793 S. Thomson Poems Sc. Dial. 160 Watty weary a day threshin', Doiter'd down to Mungo Blue's. 1900 S. MacManus Bewitched Fiddle 189 There ye 're doiterin' an' doiterin', in of the house, an' out of the house, an' about the house. 1938 ‘M. Innes’ Lament for Maker i. v. 29 The laird had taken down a rusty claymore from the wall and was doitering about with it like mad Hamlet looking for King Claudius of Denmark. 2005 J. Aberdein Amande's Bed 7 He'd gone doitering after ptarmigan, his left fist stocked with granite flints. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.a1790
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