A Scottish dialectal verb related to 'daunt', meaning to frighten into submission or wear down someone's spirit.
A Scottish dialectal verb related to 'daunt', meaning to frighten into submission or wear down someone's spirit. Often implies gradual subduing rather than sudden fear — the sense of persistent discouragement that eventually breaks resistance.
Years of hardship had begun to danton even the most stubborn of the old farmers.
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(transitive, Scotland) To daunt; to subdue.
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