CUZ,adv.Closely, Ang.; synon.Cosie, q.v.
CUZ,adv.Closely, Ang.; synon.Cosie, q.v.
DA,s.Day.V.Daw.Douglas.
DA', DAE, DAY,s.Doe.Acts Ja. VI.
A. S.da, Dan.daa, id.
DA,s.A sluggard.V.Daw.
ToDAB, DAUB,v. a.1. To peck, as birds do, S.J. Nicol.2. To prick.Popular Ball.
Dab,s.1. A stroke from the beak of a bird, S.2. A smart push.Creichton.
DABLET,s.An imp, a little devil.
Fr.diableteau, id.
Watson's Coll.
ToDACKER, DAIKER,v. a.1. To search; to search for stolen goods, S. B.Ross.2. To engage, to grapple, S. B.Poems Buch. Dial.3. To toil as in job work.Gl. Sibb.4. To deal in a peddling way, S.5. To be slightly employed, S.
Gael.deachair-am, to follow; Flem.daecker-en, to fly about.
DACKLE,s.Suspence, hesitation; applied both to sensible objects, and to the mind, S. B.
Dacklin,part. pr.1. In a state of doubt, S. B.2. Slow, dilatory, S. B.
Dacklin,s.A slight shower; "adacklinof rain," S. B.
ToDAD, DAUD,v. a.1. To thrash, S. B.2. To dash, to drive forcibly, S.Knox.3. To throw dirt so as to bespatter, S.J. Nicol.
ToDad Down,v. n.To fall or clap down forcibly and with noise, S.Ramsay.
Dad,s.A sudden and violent stroke, S.Ramsay.
ToDADDLE, DAIDLE,v. a.1. To draggle, S.2. To do any work in a slovenly way, Ang.
ToDADDLE, DAIDLE,v. n.1. To be slow in motion or action, S.2. To waddle, to wriggle, S.3.To daddle and drink, to tipple, S.V.Dawdie.
DADDLE, DADDLIE,s.A larger sort of bib, S.
ToDAFF,v. n.To be foolish.Polwart.
Sax.dav-eninsanire; Su. G.dofw-a, sensu privare,dofn-a, stupere.
Daffery,s.1. Romping, frolicksomeness, S.2. Thoughtlessness, folly, S. B.Ross.
Daffin, Daffing,s.1. Folly in general, S.Ramsay.2. Pastime, gaiety, S.Lyndsay.3. Excessive diversion.Kelly.4. Matrimonial intercourse.S. P. Repr.5. Derangement, frenzy.Mellvill's MS.
Daft,adj.1. Delirious, stupid; S.Bellenden.2. Foolish, unwise, S.Lyndsay.3. Giddy, thoughtless, S.Diallog.4. Playful, innocently gay, S.Ramsay.5. Gay, to excess, S.Ross.6. Wanton, S.Shirrefs.7. Extremely eager for the attainment of any object, or foolishly fond in the possession of it, S.
Isl.dauf-r,dauft, fatuus, subtristis; Su. G.doef, stupidus.
Daft Days, The Christmas holidays, S.Ferguson.
Daftly,adv.Foolishly, S.Ramsay.
Daftlike,adj.Having the appearance of folly, S.Ramsay.
Daftness,s.Foolishness.Abp. Hamiltoun.
DAFFICK,s.A coarse tub or trough, Orkn.
ToDAG,v. a.To shoot, to let fly.Knox.
ToDAG,v. n.To rain gently, S.
Isl.dogg-ua, rigo, Sw.dugg-a, to drizzle.
Dag,s.1. A thin, or gentle rain, S.
Isl.daugg, pluvia, Sw.dagg, a thick or drizzling rain.
2. A thick fog, a mist, S.
Su. G.dagg, dew.
DAY-NETTLES, Dead nettles, an herb, S.
DAIGH,s.Dough, S.Ramsay.
A. S.dah, id.
Daighie,s.1. Doughy, S.2. Soft, inactive, destitute of spirit, S.
DAIKER,s.A decad.Skene.
Su. G.deker, id.
DAIKIT,part. pa."It has ne'er beendaikit," it has never been used, Ang.
DAIL,s.1. A part, a portion; E.deal.2. A number of persons.Chr. K.To have dale, to have to do.Douglas.
DAIL,s.A ewe, which not becoming pregnant, is fattened for consumption.Complaynt S.
DAIMEN,adj.Rare, occasional, S.auntrin, synon.
Daimen-Icker,s.An ear of corn met with occasionally, S.Burns.
From A. S.aecer, an ear of corn, and perhapsdiement, counted, from A. S.dem-an, to reckon.
DAINTA, DAINTIS,interj.It avails not, Aberd.Ross.
Teut.dien-en, to avail, andintet, nothing.
DAYNTÉ,s.Regard.Wyntown.
Dainty,s.1. Pleasant, good-humoured, S.2. Worthy, excellent, S.Burns.
Isl.daindi, excellenter bonum quid;dandis madr, homo virtuosus; rendered in Dan.,en brav mand, S. abraw man; perfectly synon. with "adaintyman."
Daintith,s.A dainty, S.Kelly.
DAISE,s.The part of a stone bruised in consequence of the strokes of the pickaxe or chizzel, Ang.
DAYIS.To hald dayis, to hold a truce.Wyntown.
DAYSofLAW, LAWDAYIS, The time, when those are summoned to attend, who have interest in a court of justice.Wallace.
Isl.lagdag, dies lege praefinitus.
DAIT,s.Destiny.Wallace.
DAYWERK, DAWERK, DARK,s.A day's work, S.darg.V.Darg.
A. S.daegweorc, id.
Wyntown.
DALK,s.Varieties ofslate clay, sometimescommon clay, S.Statist. Acc.
DALLY,s.The stick used in binding sheaves, Border.
DALLY,s.1. A girl's puppet, S. B. E.doll.2. A painted figure.Morison.
DALLIS, 3p. s. v.Dawns.Godly Ball.
DALMATYK,s.A white dress worn by Kings and Bishops.Wyntown.
Thus denominated, as being brought fromDalmatia.
ToDAM,v. n.To urine.Maitland P.
DAMBROD.V.Dams.
DAMMAGEUS,adj.Injurious.Bellenden.
ToDAMMISH,v. a.To stun, to stupify, S.Rollock.
Germ.damisch machen, to stun one's head.
DAMMYS, DAMMEIS,s.Damage.
Fr.dommage.
Gl. Sibb.
ToDAMPNE,v. a.To condemn.
DAMS,s. pl.The game of draughts, S.
Sw.dam,dampsel, id.;dambraede, S. adambrod.
DAN,s.A term equivalent toLord,Sir.
O. Fr.
Douglas.
ToDANCEhisorher lane; a phrase expressive, either of great joy, or of violent rage, S.James V.
ToDANDER,v. n.1. To roam, S.2. To go about idly, to saunter, S.Ramsay.3. To roam, without a fixed habitation, S.Ferguson.4. To trifle, to mispend one's time, S.5. To bewilder one's self, from want of attention, or stupidity, S.Burel.
DANDERS,s. pl.The refuse of a smith's fire, S.
DANDIE, DANDY,s.A principal person or thing; what is nice, fine, or possessing supereminence in whatever way, S.V.Dainty.R. Galloway.
DANDIEFECHAN,s.A hollow stroke on any part of the body, Fife.
ToDANDILL,v. n.To go about idly.Burel.
Fr.dandin-er, "to go gaping ilfavouredly," Cotgr.
DANDILLY, DANDILY,adj.Celebrated, S.B.Ross.
Dandilly,s.A female who is spoiled by admiration, S.Cleland.
Perhaps from the same origin withDandill.
DANDRING,part. pr.Emitting an unequal sound.Evergreen.
Teut.donder-en, tonare.
DANE, DAINE,adj.Gentle, modest.
O. Fr.dain, dainty, fine.
Lyndsay.
DANG,pret.ofDing, q. v.
DANGER, DAWNGER,s.1. The great exertion made by a pursuer, exposing another to imminent danger.Wallace.2.In his dawnger, in his power.Wyntown.3.But dawngere, without hesitation.Barbour.
O. Fr.danger, power, dominion.
DANGER,adj.Perilous.Wallace.
DANT,s.V.Dent.Priests Peblis.
ToDANT,v. a.To subdue.Abp. Hamiltoun.
Danter,s.A tamer, a subduer.Douglas.
ToDanton,v. a.To subdue, S.
Fr.domter,donter, id.
Pitscottie.
ToDARE, (pron.daar)v. n.To be afraid, to stand in awe, Ang.
Sw.darr-a, to quake, to tremble.
ToDARE, Perhaps, to hurt.V.Dere.Sir Gawan.
DARE,adj.Stupid, dull.Houlate.
Su. G.daere, stultus.
DARG, DARK,s.1. A day's work, S.; ancientlydaywerk, q. v.Statist. Acc.2. A certain quantity of work, whether more or less than that of a day.Kelly.
Darging,Darguing,s.The work of a day-labourer, S.R. Galloway.
Darger,s.A day-labourer, S.Minstrelsy Border.
DARGEIS,pl.Dirges.Bannatyne P.
Dergie, S.V.Dregie.
DARKLINS,adv.In the dark, S.Burns.
ToDARN, DERN,v. a.To conceal, S.Acts Ja. VI.
ToDern,v. n.To hide one's self.
A. S.dearn-an, occultare.
Hudson.
Darn,adj.Secret, S.Wallace.In dern,adv.In secret.Bannatyne P.
DARRAR,adj.Dearer.Abp. Hamiltoun.
ToDARREN,v. a.To provoke.
A. S.dearr-an, audere.
Douglas.
ToDASCAN,v. n.To contemplate, to scan.Burel.
Lat.deandscando, whence E.scan.
ToDASE, DAISE,v. a.1. To stupify, S.Wyntown.2. To benumb.Douglas.
Su. G.das-a, languere,dase, stupidus.
DASE.On dase, alive, q.on days.Gawan and Gol.
ToDASH,v. a.1. To flourish in writing, S.2. To make a great shew, S.
Dash,s.1. A flourish in writing, S.2. A splendid appearance, S.Ferguson.
DAS KANE,s.Singing in parts.
Lat.discant-us.
Montgomerie.
DASS,s.1.Dassof a hay stack, that part of it that is cut off with a hay-knife, Loth.2.A dass of corn, that which is left in the barn after part is removed, Fife.
C. B.das, a heap of grain, Teut.tas, id.
DASS,s.A stratum of stones, S.Statist. Acc.
ToDATCH,v. a.To jog, to skake, S. B. perhaps originally the same with E.dodge.
DATIVE,s.A power legally granted to one to act as executor of a latter will, when it is not confirmed by the proper heirs, S.Acts Sedt.
DAUD,s.A large piece.V.Dawd.
DAUE,adj.Listless, inactive.V.Daw.Dunbar.
DAVEL, DEVEL,s.A stunning blow, S.Gl. Sibb.
ToDAUER, DAIVER,v. a.To stun, to stupify, Loth.
ToDauer, Daiver,v. n.1. To become stupid.Burel.2. To be benumbed, S. B.Journ. Lond.
Su. G.daur-a, infatuare, Teut.daver-en, tremere.
ToDAW,v. n.To dawn.Wallace.
A. S.daeg-ian, Sw.dag-as, lucescere.
Daw,s.Day; O. E.dawe.
Dwne of Daw, dead.Wyntown.
DAW, DA,s.1. A sluggard, S.Douglas.2. Appropriated to a woman, as equivalent to E.drab, S. B.Kelly.
Isl.daa, defect, fainting; deliquium animi.
DAW,s.An atom, a particle, S. B.
Anc. Goth,daa, vaporare.
DAWACHE, DAVOCH,s.As much land as can be properly laboured by eight oxen.Quon. Att.
Gael,damh, pron.dav, an ox, andach, field.
DAWCH, DAW,adj.Apparently the same withDaue, inactive.Wallace.
DAWD, DAUD,s.A considerably large piece of any thing, S.Kelly.
Isl.todde, portio, tomus.
Dawds and Blawds. Thebladesof colewort boiled whole, S.Gl. Shirr.
DAWDIE,s.A dirty slovenly woman, S. B. O. E.dowdy.
Isl.dauda doppa, foemella ignava.
Dawdie,adj.Slovenly, sluttish, S. B.
ToDawdle,v. n.To be indolent or slovenly, Perths.
DAW-FISH,s.The lesser Dog-fish, Orkn.Barry.
DAWING,s.Dawn of day.Barbour.
A. S.dagung, aurora.
DAWPIT,adj.In a state of mental imbecility, Ayrs.V.Dowf.
ToDAWT, DAUT,v. a.1. To fondle, to caress, S.Ross.2. To dote upon.Ramsay.
Isl.dad-ur, gestus amatorius.
Dauting, Dauteing,s.The act of fondling.Dunbar.
Dawtie,Dawté,s.1. Kindness, endearment.Dunbar.2. A darling, a favourite, S.Sherrifs.
Dawtit,Dauted,part. pa.Fondled.
DAY NOR DOOR.I canna hear day nor door, I can hear nothing for noise, S. B.Journal Lond.
ToDE, DEE,v. n.To die.Douglas.
Done to de, Killed.Douglas.
DEAD MEN'S BELLS, Foxglove, S.
DEAF,adj.1. Flat, applied to soil, S.
Su. G.daufjord, terra sterilis.
2. Without vegetable life; often applied to grain, S.
A. S.deaf corn, frumentum sterile.
3. Rotten; as,a deaf nit, S. Teut.doove noot, id.
DEAMBULATOUR,s.A gallery.
Lat.deambulator-ium, id.
Douglas.
DEAN, DEN,s.1. A hollow where the ground slopes on both sides, S.Statist. Acc.2. A small valley, S.Statist. Acc.
A. S.den, vallis.
ToDEAR,v. n.To savour.Polwart.
DEARCH, DERCH,s.A dwarf.V.Droich.Evergreen.
DEASOIL, DEISHEAL,s.Motion contrary to that of the sun, Gael.
ToDEAVE,v. n.To deafen.V.Deve.
ToDEAW,v. n.To rain gently, to drizzle, S. B.
A. S.deaw-ian, Belg.daw-en, id.
DEBAID,s.Delay.Barbour.
ToDEBAIT,v. a.To protect.Bellenden.
ToDEBAIT,v. a.To lower.Douglas.
ToDEBAIT,v. a.To be diligent in procuring any thing.Bellenden.
Fr.debat-re, to strive.
DEBAITMENT,s.Contention.
Fr.debatement, id.
Palice Honour.
ToDEBORD,v. n.To go beyond proper bounds.More.
Fr.debord-er, to exceed rule.
Debording,s.Excess.
ToDEBOUT,v. a.To thrust from; Fr.debout-er.Godscroft.
DECAY,s.A decline, S.Brand.
ToDECORE,v. a.To adorn, Fr.decor-er.R. Bruce.
DECOURTED,part. pa.Dismissed from court.Melvill.
DEDE, DEID,s.1. Death, S., O.E.Dunbar.2. The cause of death, S.Minstrelsy Border.3. The manner of dying.Wyntown.
A. S.ded, Su. G.doed, id.
Dedechack,s.The sound made by a woodwoom, S.Chackie-mill, S. B.
Dede-Ill,s.Mortal sickness.Wyntown.
Dedlyke,adj.Deadly.
A. S.deadlic.
Wyntown.
Dede-Nip,s.A blue mark in the body, ascribed to necromancy;witch's nip, synon. S.
Teut.doode-nep, id.
Dede-Thraw,s.1. The agonies of death.
A. S.thrawan, agonizare.
Bellenden.
2. Meat is said to bein the dead-thraw, when neither cold nor hot, S.3.Left in the dead-thraw, left unfinished, S.
ToDEDEINYE, DEDANE,v. n.To deign.Douglas.
DEE,s.A dairy-maid.V.Dey.
DEEP,s.The deepest part of a river.Law Case.
DEEPDRAUCHTIT,adj.Designing, crafty, S. fromdeep, anddraucht aplan.
DEER-HAIR, DEERS-HAIR,s.Heath clubrush, S.Minstrelsy Border.
ToDEFAIK,v. a.To relax, to remit; Fr.defalqu-er.Bellenden.
ToDEFAILL,v. n.To wax feeble.
Fr.defaill-er.
Wallace.
ToDEFAISE,v. a.To deduct.Acts Marie.
Defaisance,s.1. Excuse, subterfuge.
Fr.defaite, a shift.
Acts Ja. IV.2. Defalcation, deduction.Acts Marie.
DEFAME,s.Infamy.Douglas.
DEFAWTYT,part. pa.Forfeited.Barbour.
Fr.defaill-er, to make a default.
ToDEFEND,v. a.To ward off.
Fr.defend-re, id.
King's Quair.
ToDEFOUL,v. a.1. To defile.Douglas.2. To dishonour.Gawan and Gol.
Defowle,s.Disgrace.Wyntown.
ToDEFOUND,v. a.To pour down.
Lat.defund-o.
Douglas.
DEGEST,adj.Grave.Douglas.
Lat.digest-us.
Degestlie,adv.Sedately.Douglas.
DEGESTEABLE,adj.Concocted.
Fr.digest-er, to concoct.
Wallace.
DEGYSIT,part. pa.Disguised.King's Quair.
Fr.deguis-er, to disguise.
DEGOUTIT,part. pa.Spotted.King's Quair.
DEY,s.A dairy-maid, S. B.Dee, Loth.
Sw.deja, a dairy-maid.
Ross.
ToDEY,v. n.To die.Wyntown.
DEIL, DEILLE,s.Part, quantity.A deille, any thing.Wallace.Half dele, the one half.Douglas.
DEIL, DEEL,s.The devil, S.Ramsay.
Deil's Dozen, the number thirteen, S.
Apparently from the idea, that the thirteenth is thedevil'slot.
Deil's Dung, Assafoetida, named from its stench, S.
Deil's Snuffbox, the common puff-ball, S.
Deil's Spoons,1. Great water plantain, S.2. Broadleaved pondweed, S.
DEIR,adj.Bold, daring.Gawan and Gol.
DEIR,adj.Wild.Gawan and Gol.
Isl.dyr, a wild beast.
DEIR, DERE,s.A wild animal.
DEIR,s.Perhaps, precious.Gawan and Gol.
DEIS, DESS, DEAS,s.1. The upper place in a hall, where the floor was raised, and a canopy spread over head.Douglas.2. A long seat erected against a wall, S.Wallace.3. A table.Popular Ball.4. A pew in a church, S. B.Popular Ball.
O. Fr.dais, a throne or canopy.
ToDELASH,v. a.To discharge.
O. Fr.deslach-er, id.
R. Bruce.
ToDELATE,v. a.To accuse, a law term, S.Rollocke.
L. B.delat-are, id.
Delator,s.An accuser, S.Rollocke.
DELF,s.1. A pit.Douglas.2. A grave.Wyntown.
Belg.delve, a pit;delv-en, to dig.
3. Crockery, S. Hencedelf-house, a pottery, S.
DELIERET, DELIRIE,adj.Delirious.Burns.
ToDELYVER,v. n.1. To deliberate.Wyntown.2. To determine.Bellenden.
Lat.deliber-are.
DELIUER,adj.Light, agile.Barbour.
O. Fr.delivre, libre, degagé.
Deliuerly,adv.Nimbly.Barbour.
DELTIT,part. adj.Treated with great care, for preventing injury, Banffs.
Isl.daella, indulgentius,dalaeti, admiratio;vera i dalaeti, haberi in delitiis.
ToDELUGE,v. n.To dislodge.
Fr.delog-er, to remove.
Lyndsay.
ToDEMANE, DEMAINE,v. a.To treat; generally to maltreat, S. B.
O. Fr.demain-er, traiter.
Dunbar.
ToDEMAINE, DEMEAN,v. a.To punish by cutting off the hand.Crookshank.
Lat.deandmanus, Fr.main, hand.
DEMANYT,part. pa.Demeaned.Barbour.
DEMELLE,s.Rencounter.Ruddiman.
Fr.demel-er, to contest.
DEMELLIT,part. pa.Hurt, injured, Ang.
Demellitie,s.A hurt, Ang. q. the effects of a broil.
ToDEMENT,v. a.To deprive of reason.Baillie.
Demented,adj.1. Insane, S.Wodrow.2. Unsettled in mind, S.Baillie.
Lat.demens, insane.
Dementation,s.Derangement.Wodrow.
DEMPSTER, DEMSTER,s.1. A judge, S. B.2. The officer of a court, who pronounces doom.Justice Air.
A. S.dem-an, to judge.
DEMT,part. pa.Judged, doomed.Barbour.
DEN,s.A hollow.V.Dean.
DEN,s.1. A respectful title prefixed to names.V.Dan.Wyntown.2. A dean.Houlate.
ToDEN,v. a.To dam.Barbour.
DENCE,adj.Danish.Godly Ball.
Densman,s.A Dane.Dunbar.
DENK,adj.1. Trim.V.Dink.Dunbar.2. Saucy, nice.Dunbar.
DENSAIXES,s. pl.Danish axes.Statist. Acc.
DENT, DINT,s.Affection.To tyne dentof a person or thing, to lose regard, Ang.Ferguson.
DENT,part. pa.Indented.
Fr.denté, id.
Gawan and Gol.
DENTILIOUN,s.Dandelion, an herb, S.
Fr.dent de lyon.
Douglas.
DEPAYNTIT, Painted.King's Quair.
ToDEPAIR,v. a.To ruin.Palice Hon.
Fr.deper-ir, to perish.
ToDEPART, DEPERT,v. a.To divide.
Fr.depart-ir, id.
Barbour.
ToDEPESCHE, DEPISCHE,v. a.To dispatch.Bellenden.
Fr.despesch-er, id.
ToDEPONE,v. n.To testify on oath, S.
L. B.depon-ere, testari.
Statist. Acc.
ToDEPRISE,v. a.To depreciate.
Fr.despris-er.
Lyndsay.
ToDEPULYE,v. a.To spoil.Douglas.
Fr.depouill-er.
ToDER,v. a.To hazard.Barbour.
A. S.dear-ian, Belg.derr-en, id.
DERAY,s.1. Disorder.Barbour.2. Mirthful noise at a banquet.Douglas.
Fr.desroy,deroi, disorder.
ToDERE, DEIR,v. a.1. To hurt.Douglas.2.To dere upon, to make impression, S. B.
A. S.der-ian, nocere.
Dere,Der,Deir,s.Injury.Wallace.
ToDERE,v. a.To fear.Burel.
DERE,s.Any beast of game.Wyntown.
A. S.deor, Su. G.diur, Isl.dyr, id.
DERE,s.A precious person.Houlate.
ToDEREYNE, DERENE, DERENYHE,v. a.To determine a controversy by battle.Barbour.
O. Fr.derainier, prouver son droit en justice; Roquefort.
Dereyne,Derenye, s. Contest, decision.Barbour.
ToDERENE,v. a.To disorder.Dunbar.
DERETH,s.Some kind of office anciently held in S.Chart. Dunf.
ToDERNE,v. a.Perhaps fordarren.Hudson.
DERF,adj.1. Bold and hardy.Douglas.2. Capable of great exertion.Douglas.3. Possessing a sullen taciturnity, S. B.4. Severe, cruel.Wallace.
Isl.diarf-ur, Su. G.diaerf, daring.
Derffly,adv.Vigorously.Wallace.
DERGAT,s.Target.Wyntown.
Gael.targaid.
ToDERN,v. a.To hide.V.Darn,v.
ToDERT,v. a.To dart.King's Quair.
To DESCRIVE, DISCRYVE,v. a.To describe, S.Hamilton.
ToDESPITE,v. n.To be filled with indignation, S. B.
Fr.se despit-er.
DET,s.Duty.
Fr.dette.
Palice Hon.
Detfull,adj.Due.Knox.
Dettit,part. pa.Indebted.Bellenden.
DETBUND,adj.Predestinated.Douglas.
O. Fr.det, a die.
ToDEUAIL, DEUAL,v. n.1. To descend.Douglas.2.v. a.To let fall.Palice Honour.
Fr.devall-er.
Devall,s.A sunk fence, Clydesd.
ToDEVALL, DEVALD,v. n.To cease, to intermit, S.Ferguson.
Su. G.dwal-a, to delay.
Devall,Devald,s.A cessation, S.
Isl.duaul, mora.
DEUCH, TEUCH,s.1. A draught, a potation, S.V.Teuch.2. Drink in general, S. B.
Deuchandorach,Deuchandoris,s.1. A drink taken at the door, S.2. Equivalent tostark-love and kindness, S.
Gael.deoch an doruis, the parting drink.
ToDEVE, DEAVE,v. a.To stupify with noise, S.King Hart.
Su. G.doef-wa, Isl.deyf-a, to deafen.
DEVEL,s.A stunning blow.V.Davel.
ToDEVISE, DIUISS, DEUYS,v. a.To talk.
Frdeuis-er, id.
Barbour.
DEUGIND,adj.Wilful, litigious, Caithn.
DEUK,s.Covert, shelter, S. B.V.Jouk.
DEULE WEEDS, mourning weeds.
Fr.deuil, mourning.
Acts Ja. VI.
DEVORE, DEUORE,s.Service.
Fr.devoir.
Wyntown.
DEW,adj.Moist.Douglas.
DEW,pret.Dawned.V.Daw.Wallace.
DEWGAR,s.A salutation.Wallace.
Fr.Dieu garde.
DEWGS,s. pl.Rags, shreds, S.Ramsay.
ToDEWYD, DEWOYD,v. n.To divide.Wallace.
ToDEWYSS, DIUISS,v. a.To divide.
Fr.devis-er, id.
Barbour.
DEWYT, deafened, stunned.V.Deve.
DEWOR, DEWORY,s.Duty.Barbour.
DEW-PIECE,s.A piece of bread given to servants when going out early to their work, S. B.Sinclair.
DGUHARE, Houlate. Leg.Alquhare.
DIBBER-DERRY,s.Confused debate, S. B.Ross.
DIBLER,s.A large wooden platter.Burrow Lawes.
O. E.dobeler, O. Fr.doublier, assiette.
ToDICE,v. a.To sew in a waved form, S. B.Ross.
ToDICHT, DYCHT,v.1. To prepare.Douglas.
A. S.diht-an, Germ.dicht-en, parare.
2. To deck, S.Douglas.3. To dress food.Ritson.4. To polish.Douglas.5. To wipe, S.Colvil.6. To dry by rubbing, S.Ross.7. To sift, S. Cumb.Burns.8. To treat, to handle.Douglas.9. To handle, applied to the mind, S. B.
Belg.dicht-en, Su. G.dicht-a, to compose.
10. To drub, S. B.Hamilton.11. To make an end of.Douglas.
Dichtings,s. pl.1. Refuse, S.Ross.2. The refuse of corn, S. synon.shag.
ToDICT,v. a.To dictate.V.Dite.
ToDIDDLE,v. n.1. To move like a dwarf, S.Ramsay.2. To shake, to jog.Burns.
Isl.dudd-est, segnipes esse.
DIE, s. A toy, a gewgaw, Loth.
DIET-BOOKE, s. A diary.Calderwood.
L. B.diaet-a, iter unius diei.
DIFFER,s.A difference, S.Bp. Forbes.
DIFFICIL,adj.Difficult.Complaynt S.
ToDIFFOUND,v. a.To diffuse.Douglas.
DIGNE.adj.Worthy.V.Ding.
DIKE, DYK,s.1. A wall, S.Kelly.2. A vein ofwhinstone, traversing the strata of coal, S.Statist. Acc.3. A ditch.Wallace.
A. S.dic, Su. G.dike, id.
ToDyk,v. a.To inclose with ramparts or ditches.Barbour.
Diker,Dyker,s.One who builds inclosures of stone, generally without lime; alsodry-diker, S.Statist. Acc.
ToDILL,v. a.To conceal.Callander.
Isl.dyll-a, Su. G.doel-ja, occultare.
ToDILL,v. a.To assuage or remove.Bannatyne Poems.
A. S.dilg-ian, delere; Isl.dill-a, lallare.
ToDill Down,v. n.To subside.Baillie.
DILATOR,s.A delay; old law term.
L. B.dilatare, to delay.
Baillie.
DILP,s.A trollop.Ross.
Sw.toelp, an awkward fellow.
ToDYMENEW,v. a.To diminish.Douglas.
ToDIN, DYN,v. n.1. To make a noise.Gawan and Gol.2. To resound.
A. S.dyn-an, id.
Barbour.
DYND,part. pa.Bannatyne Poems.
ToDING,v. a.1. To drive,S. Bellenden.2. To exert one's self.Henrysone.3. To beat.Wyntown.4. To strike by piercing.Bellenden.5. To scourge, to flog.Acts Ja. I.6. To overcome, S.Ferguson.7. To excel. S.Ramsay.8. To discourage, S. B.Ferguson.9.To ding down, to overthrow, S.Barbour.10.To ding in, to drive in, S.11.To ding off, to drive from.Douglas.12.To ding on, to attack with violence.Barbour.13.To ding out, to expel.Bellenden.To ding out the bottom ofany thing, to make an end of it, S.Baillie.14.To ding ouer, to overthrow, also to overcome, S.Poems Buchan Dial.15.To ding throw, to pierce.Bellenden.16.To ding to dede, to kill with repeated strokes.Wallace.
Isl.daeng-ia, Su. G.daeng-a, tundere.
ToDing,v. n.1. To drive.Douglas.It's dingin on, it rains, or snows, S.2.To ding down, to descend.Lyndsay.
DING, DIGNE,adj.Worthy.Douglas.
Fr.digne, Lat.dign-us.
DINGLEDOUSIE,s.A stick ignited at one end; foolishly given as a plaything to a child; Dumfr.
Su. G.dingl-a, to swing, anddusig, dizzy.
DINK, DENK,adj.1. Neat, trim, S.Evergreen.2. Precise, saucy, Fife.A. Douglas.
Alem.ding, gay.
Dinkly,adv.Neatly.R. Galloway.
ToDINLE, DYNLE,v. n.1. To tremble, S.Douglas.2. To make a great noise.Ferguson.3. To thrill, to tingle.J. Nicol.
Dinle,s.1. Vibration, S.2. A vague report, S. B.
DINMONT, DIMMENT, DILMOND,s.A wedder in the second year. S. q.twelve-months.Complaynt S.
DINNEN SKATE, The young of the Raia Batis.Sibbald.
DINT,s.An opportunity, S.Ross.
DINT,s.Affection.V.Dent.
DYOUR,s.A bankrupt.Dunbar.
DIRD,s.An achievement; used ironically, S. B.Poems Buchan Dial.
Teut.dagh-vaerd, Isl.dagferd, a day's journey.
Dirdum,s.Deed, achievement, S.B. ibid.
Dirdum-Dardum,s.A term, expressive of contempt for an action.Chr. Kirk.
DIRD,s.A stroke, Aberd.Ross.
Fr.dourd-er, to beat.
DIRDUM, s.1. An uproar, S.King Hart.
C. B.dowrd, sonitus, strepitus.
2. Damage. "To dree thedirdum," to do penance, S. B.3. Passion, ill humour, Perths.
Gael.diardan. surliness, anger.
DIRK,s.A dagger.V.Durk.
DIRK, DYRK,adj.Dark.Wallace.
A. S.deorc.
ToDIRK,v.n.To grope in utter darkness.Ferguson.
ToDirkin,v. n.To act clandestinely.Dunbar.
ToDirkin,v. a.To darken.Douglas.
Dirkit,part. adj.Darkened.Dunbar.
Dirkness,s.Darkness.Dunbar.
ToDIRLE,v. a.To pierce, E.drill.Bannatyne MS.
Su. G.drill-a, perforare.
ToDIRLE,v. n.1. To tingle, to thrill, S.Ramsay.2. To emit a tingling sound, S.Burns.
Dirl,s.1. A slight tremulous stroke, S.2. The pain caused by such a stroke, S.3. A vibration, S.Burns.
Dirling,s.A short-lived smarting pain, S.Douglas.
DIRR,adj.1. Torpid, benumbed, Loth.2. Insensible, used in a moral sense, Loth.
Su. G.daer-a, infatuare.
ToDirr,v. n.To be benumbed, ibid.
DIRT,s.Excrement, S.
Dirtin,adj.1. Defiled with excrement, S.2. Mean, contemptible, S.Bellenden.
Dirt-fear'd,adj.So much afraid as to lose the power of retention, S.Hamilton.
ToDISAGYIS, To disguise.Gl. Complaynt.
DYSCHOWYLL,adj.Undressed.