Daunt

Chamber's Twientieth Century Dictionary · 1908 · p. 28

dänt, or dawnt, v.t. to frighten: to discourage: to subdue.— adj. Daunt′le , not to be daunted.— adv. Daunt′le ly .— n. Daunt′le ne .— v.t. Daun′ton , to subdue: to dare. [O. Fr. danter (Fr. dompter )—L. dom itāre — domāre , to tame.]