To wander aimlessly or to loiter; to dawdle (Scottish).
From Scottish English, possibly related to 'daunt' or 'dander,' but the exact etymology is obscure. The form appears primarily in Scottish dialect with the sense of slow, purposeless movement.
Scottish English has a remarkable vocabulary for types of walking and movement—'daunder,' 'dander,' 'dauner'—showing how cultures develop rich vocabulary for activities that matter to their daily life and geography.
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