Scottish dialect: caressed, fondled, or treated with affection; past tense of 'daut.'
From 'daut' (to fondle) + past tense marker '-ed.' The form preserves Scottish dialect verb conjugation.
In Scottish poetry and literature, 'dauted' appears to describe beloved children or cherished animals—it's a word dripping with warmth that standard English requires whole phrases to express.
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