Dod
/dɒd/noun
A small, rounded hill, especially in Scottish or northern English usage; also an archaic verb meaning to lop or cut off.
Did you know?Many Scottish hill names ending in “-dod” preserve this old landscape word, marking rounded summits rather than sharp peaks.
Etymological Timeline
Middle English
English
dodden
“To cut off, lop, or make short; the earliest related English verb form.”
16th Century
English
dod
“To lop or cut off, especially branches or other projecting parts.”
18th Century
Scots
dod
“A small, rounded hill or hilltop.”
18th–19th Century
English
dod
“A dialectal term for a rounded summit, especially in northern Britain.”
Modern English
English
dod
“A chiefly Scottish or northern English word for a small rounded hill; the cutting sense is archaic or dialectal.”