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.

To DAB, 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.

To DACKER, 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; "a dacklin of rain," S. B.

To DAD, 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.

To Dad Down, v. n. To fall or clap down forcibly and with noise, S.
Ramsay.

Dad, s. A sudden and violent stroke, S.
Ramsay.

To DADDLE, DAIDLE, v. a.
1. To draggle, S.
2. To do any work in a slovenly way, Ang.

To DADDLE, 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.

To DAFF, v. n. To be foolish.
Polwart.

Sax. dav-en insanire; 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.

To DAG, v. a. To shoot, to let fly.
Knox.

To DAG, 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 been daikit," 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 perhaps diement, counted, from A. S. dem-an, to reckon.

DAINTA, DAINTIS, interj. It avails not, Aberd.
Ross.

Teut. dien-en, to avail, and intet, 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. a braw man; perfectly synon. with "a dainty man."

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.

DAYS of LAW, 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 of slate clay, sometimes common 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, 3 p. s. v. Dawns.
Godly Ball.

DALMATYK, s. A white dress worn by Kings and Bishops.
Wyntown.

Thus denominated, as being brought from Dalmatia.

To DAM, v. n. To urine.
Maitland P.

DAMBROD.
V. Dams.

DAMMAGEUS, adj. Injurious.
Bellenden.

To DAMMISH, v. a. To stun, to stupify, S.
Rollock.

Germ. damisch machen, to stun one's head.

DAMMYS, DAMMEIS, s. Damage.

Fr. dommage.

Gl. Sibb.

To DAMPNE, v. a. To condemn.

DAMS, s. pl. The game of draughts, S.

Sw. dam, dampsel, id.; dambraede, S. a dambrod.

DAN, s. A term equivalent to Lord, Sir.

O. Fr.

Douglas.

To DANCE his or her lane; a phrase expressive, either of great joy, or of violent rage, S.
James V.

To DANDER, 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.

To DANDILL, 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 with Dandill.

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. of Ding, 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.

To DANT, v. a. To subdue.
Abp. Hamiltoun.

Danter, s. A tamer, a subduer.
Douglas.

To Danton, v. a. To subdue, S.

Fr. domter, donter, id.

Pitscottie.

To DARE, (pron. daar) v. n. To be afraid, to stand in awe, Ang.

Sw. darr-a, to quake, to tremble.

To DARE, 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.; anciently daywerk, 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.

To DARN, DERN, v. a. To conceal, S.
Acts Ja. VI.

To Dern, 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.

To DARREN, v. a. To provoke.

A. S. dearr-an, audere.

Douglas.

To DASCAN, v. n. To contemplate, to scan.
Burel.

Lat. de and scando, whence E. scan.

To DASE, 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.

To DASH, 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. Dass of 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.

To DATCH, 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.

To DAUER, DAIVER, v. a. To stun, to stupify, Loth.

To Dauer, 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.

To DAW, 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, and ach, field.

DAWCH, DAW, adj. Apparently the same with Daue, inactive.
Wallace.

DAWD, DAUD, s. A considerably large piece of any thing, S.
Kelly.

Isl. todde, portio, tomus.

Dawds and Blawds. The blades of 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.

To Dawdle, 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.

To DAWT, 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.

To DE, 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.

To DEAR, v. n. To savour.
Polwart.

DEARCH, DERCH, s. A dwarf.
V. Droich.
Evergreen.

DEASOIL, DEISHEAL, s. Motion contrary to that of the sun, Gael.

To DEAVE, v. n. To deafen.
V. Deve.

To DEAW, v. n. To rain gently, to drizzle, S. B.

A. S. deaw-ian, Belg. daw-en, id.

DEBAID, s. Delay.
Barbour.

To DEBAIT, v. a. To protect.
Bellenden.

To DEBAIT, v. a. To lower.
Douglas.

To DEBAIT, v. a. To be diligent in procuring any thing.
Bellenden.

Fr. debat-re, to strive.

DEBAITMENT, s. Contention.

Fr. debatement, id.

Palice Honour.

To DEBORD, v. n. To go beyond proper bounds.
More.

Fr. debord-er, to exceed rule.

Debording, s. Excess.

To DEBOUT, v. a. To thrust from; Fr. debout-er.
Godscroft.

DECAY, s. A decline, S.
Brand.

To DECORE, 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 be in the dead-thraw, when neither cold nor hot, S.
3. Left in the dead-thraw, left unfinished, S.

To DEDEINYE, 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. from deep, and draucht a plan.

DEER-HAIR, DEERS-HAIR, s. Heath clubrush, S.
Minstrelsy Border.

To DEFAIK, v. a. To relax, to remit; Fr. defalqu-er.
Bellenden.

To DEFAILL, v. n. To wax feeble.

Fr. defaill-er.

Wallace.

To DEFAISE, 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.

To DEFEND, v. a. To ward off.

Fr. defend-re, id.

King's Quair.

To DEFOUL, v. a.
1. To defile.
Douglas.
2. To dishonour.
Gawan and Gol.

Defowle, s. Disgrace.
Wyntown.

To DEFOUND, 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.

To DEY, 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 the devil's lot.

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.

To DELASH, v. a. To discharge.

O. Fr. deslach-er, id.

R. Bruce.

To DELATE, 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. Hence delf-house, a pottery, S.

DELIERET, DELIRIE, adj. Delirious.
Burns.

To DELYVER, 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.

To DELUGE, v. n. To dislodge.

Fr. delog-er, to remove.

Lyndsay.

To DEMANE, DEMAINE, v. a. To treat; generally to maltreat, S. B.

O. Fr. demain-er, traiter.

Dunbar.

To DEMAINE, DEMEAN, v. a. To punish by cutting off the hand.
Crookshank.

Lat. de and manus, 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.

To DEMENT, 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.

To DEN, 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 dent of 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.

To DEPAIR, v. a. To ruin.
Palice Hon.

Fr. deper-ir, to perish.

To DEPART, DEPERT, v. a. To divide.

Fr. depart-ir, id.

Barbour.

To DEPESCHE, DEPISCHE, v. a. To dispatch.
Bellenden.

Fr. despesch-er, id.

To DEPONE, v. n. To testify on oath, S.

L. B. depon-ere, testari.

Statist. Acc.

To DEPRISE, v. a. To depreciate.

Fr. despris-er.

Lyndsay.

To DEPULYE, v. a. To spoil.
Douglas.

Fr. depouill-er.

To DER, 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.

To DERE, 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.

To DERE, 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.

To DEREYNE, 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.

To DERENE, v. a. To disorder.
Dunbar.

DERETH, s. Some kind of office anciently held in S.
Chart. Dunf.

To DERNE, v. a. Perhaps for darren.
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.

To DERN, v. a. To hide.
V. Darn, v.

To DERT, v. a. To dart.
King's Quair.

To DESCRIVE, DISCRYVE, v. a. To describe, S.
Hamilton.

To DESPITE, 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.

To DEUAIL, DEUAL, v. n.
1. To descend.
Douglas.
2. v. a. To let fall.
Palice Honour.

Fr. devall-er.

Devall, s. A sunk fence, Clydesd.

To DEVALL, 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 to stark-love and kindness, S.

Gael. deoch an doruis, the parting drink.

To DEVE, 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.

To DEVISE, DIUISS, DEUYS, v. a. To talk.

Fr deuis-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.

To DEWYD, DEWOYD, v. n. To divide.
Wallace.

To DEWYSS, 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.

To DICE, v. a. To sew in a waved form, S. B.
Ross.

To DICHT, 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.

To DICT, v. a. To dictate.
V. Dite.

To DIDDLE, 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.

To DIFFOUND, v. a. To diffuse.
Douglas.

DIGNE. adj. Worthy.
V. Ding.

DIKE, DYK, s.
1. A wall, S.
Kelly.
2. A vein of whinstone, traversing the strata of coal, S.
Statist. Acc.
3. A ditch.
Wallace.

A. S. dic, Su. G. dike, id.

To Dyk, v. a. To inclose with ramparts or ditches.
Barbour.

Diker, Dyker, s. One who builds inclosures of stone, generally without lime; also dry-diker, S.
Statist. Acc.

To DILL, v. a. To conceal.
Callander.

Isl. dyll-a, Su. G. doel-ja, occultare.

To DILL, v. a. To assuage or remove.
Bannatyne Poems.

A. S. dilg-ian, delere; Isl. dill-a, lallare.

To Dill 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.

To DYMENEW, v. a. To diminish.
Douglas.

To DIN, 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.

To DING, 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 of any 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.

To Ding, 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, and dusig, dizzy.

DINK, DENK, adj.
1. Neat, trim, S.
Evergreen.
2. Precise, saucy, Fife.
A. Douglas.

Alem. ding, gay.

Dinkly, adv. Neatly.
R. Galloway.

To DINLE, 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 the dirdum," 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.

To DIRK, v.n. To grope in utter darkness.
Ferguson.

To Dirkin, v. n. To act clandestinely.
Dunbar.

To Dirkin, v. a. To darken.
Douglas.

Dirkit, part. adj. Darkened.
Dunbar.

Dirkness, s. Darkness.
Dunbar.

To DIRLE, v. a. To pierce, E. drill.
Bannatyne MS.

Su. G. drill-a, perforare.

To DIRLE, 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.

To Dirr, 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.

To DISAGYIS, To disguise.
Gl. Complaynt.

DYSCHOWYLL, adj. Undressed.

Fr. deshabillÉ, id.

Wallace.

DISCENSE, s. Descent.
Douglas.

Lat. descens-us.

DISCREET, adj. Civil.
Sir J. Sinclair.

Discretion, Civility, S.
Sir J. Sinclair.

To DISCRIUE, v. a. To describe.
Douglas.

To DISCURE, v. a. To observe accurately.
Douglas.

Fr. discour-ir, to survey.

Discourrour, s. A scout.
Barbour.

DISDOING, adj. Not thriving, Clydes.

DISEIS, DISSESE, s.
1. Want of ease.
Barbour.
2. State of warfare.
Wyntown.

Fr. desaise, "a being ill at ease," Cotgr.

To DISHAUNT, v. a. To leave any place or company.
Spotswood.

Fr. deshant-er.

To DISHERYS, v. a. To disinherit.
Barbour.

Disherysown, s. The act of disinheriting.
Wyntown.

DISHILAGO, s. The vulgar name of Tussilago or colt's-foot, S.

DISHORT, s.
1. Displeasure.
Chron. S. P.
2. A disappointment, Aberd.
3. Any thing prejudicial, S.

From dis, and short, v. to recreate.

DISJASKIT, part. pa.
1. Disjaskit-like, exhibiting every appearance of a decay in circumstances, S. B.

Probably allied to Dan. jask-er, hask-er, sordide habeo.

2. Having a downcast look, S. B.

DISJUNE, DISJOON, s.
1. Breakfast, S. B.

O. Fr. desjune.

Ross.
2. To make a disjune of, to swallow up at once.
Baillie.

DISMAL, s. A mental disease, probably melancholy.
Polwart.

DYSMEL, s. Apparently, necromancy.
Priests Peblis.

A. Goth, dys, dea mala, et mal, Moes. G. mel, tempus praefinitum. Inde dis-mal dies vindictae; Seren.

DYSOUR, s. One who plays at dice.
Dunbar.

DISPARAGE, s. Disparity of rank.
Skene.

DISPARIT, DISPERT, adj.
1. Desperate.
Douglas.
2. Keen, violent, incensed, S. B.

To DISPARPLE, v. n. To be scattered.
V. Sparpell.
Hudson.

To DISPEND, v. a. To expend.

Fr. dispend-re.

Barbour.

Dispending, s. Expences.
Barbour.

Dispence, Dyspens, s. Expence.

Fr. despens.

Wyntown.

DYSPYTUWS, adj. Despiteful.

Fr. despiteux.

Wyntown.

To DISPLENISH, v. a. To disfurnish, S.
V. Plenys, v.
Baillie.

DISSAIF, s. Insecurity.
Wallace.

DISSEMBILL, adj. Unclothed.

Fr. deshabill-É, id.

Wallace.

DYSTANS, DISTAWNS, s. Dissension.
Wyntown.

L. B. distenc-io, contentio, lis.

DISTY-MELDER, s.
1. The last quantity of meal made of the crop of one year, S.
2. Metaph. one's latter end, S. B.
Journal Lond.

To DISTRUBIL, DISTROUBLE, v. a. To disturb.
Douglas.

Distrowblyne, s. Disturbance.
Barbour.

To DIT, DYT, DITT, v. a. To close up, S.
Douglas.

A. S. dytt-an, occludere, obturare.

To DITE, DYTE, DICT, v. a.
1. To indite, S.
Wallace.
2. To dictate to an amanuensis, S.
Baillie.
3. To indict.
Henrysone.

Teut. dicht-en, Sw. dickt-a, to compose; Germ. dicht-en, sententiam dicere, literis mandare.

Dyte, s. Composition.
Wyntown.

Ditement, s. Any thing indited.
Sir W. More.

Dittay, Dyttay, s. Indictment.
Wallace.

DIV, DO. I div, I do, S.

DIVE, s. The putrid moisture, which issues from the mouth, &c. after death, S. B.

Divie, adj. Having much dive, S. B.

To DIVERT, v. n. To turn aside;

Lat. divert-ere.

Baillie.

DIVET, DIFFAT, DIVOT, s. A thin flat oblong turf, used for covering cottages, and also for fuel, S.
Acts Ja. VI.

Lat. defod-ere, to dig.

DIUINE, s. A soothsayer.
Douglas.

Fr. devin, id.

DYVOUR, s. A bankrupt.
Skene.

Fr. devoir, duty.

Dyuourie, s. Declaration of bankruptcy.
Skene.

DIXIE, s. Severe reprehension, S. q. the sentence of a pedagogue, Lat. dixi, "I have said it."

To DO, v. a. To avail.
V. Dow.
Wallace.

To DO in-to, to bring into.
Wyntown.

DO, s. pron. doe, A piece of bread, S. A.

Fr. dÔt, a portion.

DOACH, DOAGH, s. A wear or cruive.
Statist. Acc.

DOCHT, pret. Could, availed.
V. Dow, 1.

DOCHTER, DOUCHTYR, s. Daughter, S.
Bellenden.

Dochter-Dochter, s. Grand daughter.

Sw. doter doter, id.

Wyntown.

DOCHLY, adv. Perhaps for dochtely, powerfully; from A. S. dochtig.
Houlate.

DOCHTY, adj. Malapert, S. an oblique sense of E. doughty.

To DOCK, v. a. To flog the hips, S.

Teut. dock-en, dare pugnos.

DOCK, DOK, s.
1. Podex, S.
Kennedy.
2. Stern of a ship.
Pitscottie.

DOCKEN, DOKEN, s. The dock, an herb, S.
Ritson.

DOCKER, s. Struggle, S. B.
V. Dock, v.
Ross.

DOCKUS, s. Any thing very short, S.

DOCUS, s. A stupid fellow, S.

Germ. docke, a puppet.

DOD, s. A slight fit of ill-humour, S.

Gael. sdoid, id.

Doddy, adj. Pettish, S.

Gael. sdodach.

To DODD, v. n. To jog, Fife.

Isl. dudd-est, segnipes esse.

DODDY, DODDIT, adj.
1. Without horns, S.
2. Bald, without hair, S. B.

Doddie, s. A cow wanting horns, S.

To DODGE, v. n. To jog, S. A.
Gl. Sibb.

DOFART, adj. Stupid.
V. Duffart.

DOGDRIVE, DOG DRAVE, s. A state of ruin.
Ramsay.

DOG-HIP, s. The fruit of the Dog-rose, S.

DOG-NASHICKS, s. Something resembling the gall-nut, produced by an insect depositing its ova on the leaves of the Trailing willow, S. B.

DOG'S CAMOVYNE, Weak-scented feverfew, also Dog-gowan, S. B.

DOG'S SILLER, Yellow rattle or Cock's comb, S.

DOG'S TANSY, s. Silver-weed, S.

Doggis, s. pl. Swivels.
Complaynt S.

Norm. Fr. dagge, a small gun.

DOG-LATIN, s. Macaronic Latin. S.
Ruddiman.

DOGONIS, s. pl. Suitors.
Dunbar.

To DOYCE, v. a. To give a dull heavy stroke, Ang.

Doyce, s.
1. A dull heavy stroke, Ang.; douss, a blow, S.
V. Dusch.
2. The flat sound caused by the fall of a heavy body, Ang.

DOID, v. imp. It becomes, Fr. doit.
Henrysone.

DOIL, s. A piece of any thing, as of bread, Ang. dole, E.

DOIL'D, DOILT, adj.
1. Stupid, confused, S.
Polwart.
2. Crazed, S.
Gl. Shirr.

Su. G. dwal-a, stupor; ligga i dwala, jacere in sopore.

DOYN, DONE, DOON, DOONS, DUNZE, adv. Very, in a great degree, a mark of the superlative, S.
Bellenden.
Doon weil, or dunze weil, very well, S.

Isl. daeends, id. as daeends wael, excellently, dae waenn, very beautiful, from daa, an old primitive or particle, denoting any thing good, worthy or excellent.

Doonlins, adv. The same. No that doonlins ill, not very bad, S. B.

DOISTER, DYSTAR, s. A storm from the sea, Ang.

Isl. thustar, aer incipit inclemens fieri.

DOIT, s. A small copper coin formerly current in S.
Poems Buchan Dial.

To DOYTT, v. n.
1. To dote.
Lyndsay.
2. To move as signifying stupidity, S.

DOITIT, DOYTIT, part. adj. Stupid, confused. S.
Dunbar.

Belg. dot-en, delirare, Dan. doede, stupid.

Doit, s. A fool, a numskull, S.

Doit, s. A disease, perhaps stupor.
Watson.

Doittrie, s. Dotage, S.
Philotus.

Doitrified, part. pa. Stupified, S.

DOKEN, s. The dock.
V. Docken.

DOLE, s. A doxy.
Gl. Shirr.

DOLENT, adj. Mournful.
Lyndsay.

DOLESS, DOWLESS, adj. Without exertion, S. Doingless, id.

Sw. dugloes, id.

DOLF, adj.
V. Dowf.

Dolfness, s. Want of spirit.
Douglas.

DOLFISH, s. Leg. Dog-fish.
Statist. Acc.

DOLLY, DOLIE, DULLY, adj. Dull, S. dowie.
Douglas.

Su. G. daalig, tristis.

DOLLYNE, part. Buried.
Dunbar.

A. S. be-dolfen, id., Teut. dolv-en, inhumare, humo tegere, sepelire, Kilian.

DOLPE, s. A cavity, S. dowp.
Douglas.

Belg. dop, a shell or husk.

DOME, s. Judgment, sentiment.
S. P. Repr.

DOMINIE, s.
1. A pedagogue, S.
Forbes.
2. A contemptuous name for a minister, S.
Ritson.

DON, s. A favourite, S., perhaps from Hisp. Don.

DONGYN, DOUNGIN, part. pa. of Ding.

DONIE, s. A hare, Ang.

A. S. don, damula?

DONK, adj. Damp, E. dank.
Douglas.

Su. G. dunk-en, id.

Donk, s. Moisture, perhaps mouldiness.
Douglas.

To DONNAR, v. a. To stupify, Fife.
A. Douglas.

Donnard, Donner'd, adj. In a state of gross stupor, S.
Ramsay.

Germ. donner-n, to thunder, q. stupified with noise, like bedundert.

DONSIE, DONCIE, adj.
1. Affectedly neat and trim, implying the idea of self-importance, S.
Ramsay.
2. Obliquely signifying pettish, testy, S.
3. Restive, applied to a horse, S.
Burns.
4. Unlucky; in a moral sense.
Burns.
5. Dull and dreary.
Hamilton.

Germ. duns-en, to swell; intumescere.

DONTIBOURS, DOUNTIBOURIS, s. pl. Probably, courtezans.
Knox.

Fr. domter, to tame, and bourse, the purse; unless the last term be used in the grosser sense mentioned by Cotgr.

DOOCK, DUCK, s. Strong coarse cloth, Ang.
Sail-doock, that used for sails. Pron. doock.
Statist. Acc.

Teut. doeck, id. Su. G. duk.

To DOODLE, v. a. To dandle, S. B.

Fr. dodin-er, dodelin-er, id.

DOOF, s., A stupid fellow.
V. Dowf.

DOOK, s. A peg, S.

Belg. deuvig, id.

DOOL, s. The goal in a game.
V. Dule.

DOOL, s. To thole the dool, to bear the evil consequences of any thing, Ang.

Fr. deuil, grief.

Dool-like, adj. Having the appearance of sorrow.
Rutherford.

DOOLIE, s.
1. A hobgoblin, S. B.
2. A scarecrow, a bugbear, S. B.

A. S. deoul, diabolus, Isl. dolg-r, spectrum.

DOOMSTER, s. One who pronounces doom.
Rutherford.

DOOR, s. Durk and door.
Ritson.

DOOZIL, s.
1. An uncomely woman, S. B.
2. A lusty child, S. B.

Isl. dusill, servus, servulus.

DORDERMEAT, s. A bannock given to farm-servants, after loosing the plough, between dinner and supper, Ang.

Su. G. dagwerd, a meal, from dag, day, and ward, food, sometimes dogoerdar.

DORECHEEK, s. The door-post, S.

DORESTANE, s. The threshold, S.

DOREN. Probably, dare.
Wallace.

DORLACH, s. A bundle, or truss, Gael.
Baillie.

DORNICK, s. Linen cloth used in S. for the table; from Tournay, Teut. Dornick.

Lyndsay.

DORT, s. Pet, commonly in pl.
Ross.

To Dort, v. n. To become pettish, S.
Shirrefs.

Dorty, adj.
1. Pettish, S.
Sir J. Sinclair.
2. Saucy, malapert, S.
3. Applied to a female who is saucy to her suitors, S.
Ramsay.
4. Applied to plants, when difficult to rear, S. B.

Gael. dorrda, austere.

Dortyness, s. Pride, arrogance.
Douglas.

DOROTY, s.
1. A doll, S.
2. A female of a very small size, S.

DOSK, adj. Dark-coloured.
Douglas.

DOSS, adj. Neat, spruce, Clydes.

Teut. doss-en, munire vestibus suffultis.

Dost up, part. pa. Dressed sprucely.
Kennedy.

DOSS, s. A tobacco pouch, Aberd.

Isl. dos, Germ. dose, a box.

Shirrefs.

To Doss, Dossie down, v. a. To pay, S.
Ferguson.

DOTAT, part. pa. Endowed.
Bellenden.

DOT, s.
1. A dotard.
Sir Tristrem.
2. A state of stupor.
Z. Boyd.

DOTED, part. pa. Given as a donation.
Acts Ja. VI.

DOTHER, s. Daughter, Ang.
Ross.

To DOTTAR, v. n. To become stupid.
Evergreen.

DOTTLE, s. A small particle, S. dot, E.

DOTTLE, adj. In a state of dotage, S.

Teut. ver-doetelt, repuerascens.

DOUBLE, s. A duplicate, S.
Baillie.

To Double, v. a. To take a duplicate of, id.

To DOUCE, v. a. To knock, Fife.
V. Doyce.
Douglas.

Douce, s. A stroke, Fife. Id.

DOUCE, DOUSE, adj.
1. Sedate, S.
Ramsay.
2. Modest, opposed to wantonness, S. B.
3. Of a respectable character, S.
Burns.

Fr. doux, douce, mild, gentle.

Doucely, adv. Soberly, prudently, S.

DOUD, s. A woman's cap with a caul, Ang.

To DOVER, v. n. To slumber, S. synon. sloom, S. B.
A. Douglas.

Isl. dofw-a, stupere.

Douerit, Dowerit, part. pa. Drowsy.
Douglas.

Dover, s. A slumber, S.

Isl. dur, somnis levis.

To DOUK, v. a. To duck, S.
Douglas.

Belg. duck-en, id.

DOUL'D, part. pa. Fatigued, Fife.
V. Doud.
A. Douglas.

DOULE, s., A fool.
Houlate.

A. S. dole, fatuus.

DOUNGEOUN, s.
1. The strongest tower belonging to a fortress.
Barbour.

Fr. donjon.

2. A tower in general.
Lyndsay.

DOUNT, s. A stroke, a blow.
V. Dunt, s.

To DOUN THRING, v. a.
1. To overthrow.
Lyndsay.
2. To undervalue.
V. Thring.
Douglas.

DOUNWITH, adv.
1. Downwards, S.
Wallace.

A. S. adun, deorsum, and with, versus.

2. As a s. To the dounwith, downwards, S.

To DOUP, v. n. To incline the head or shoulders downwards, S.
Evergreen.

Teut. dupp-en, verticem capitis demittere.

Doup. In a doup, adv. In a moment.
Ramsay.

DOUP, DOWP, DOLP, s. The breech or buttocks, S.
Ramsay.
2. The bottom, or extremity of any thing.
Ruddiman.
3. A cavity, S.
Ferguson.

Isl. doef, clunes, posterior pars beluae.

DOUR, DOURE, adj.
1. Hard.
Lyndsay.
2. Bold, intrepid.
Douglas.
3. Hardy, synon. with derf.
Douglas.
4. Inflexible, obstinate, S.
Douglas.
5. Stern; a dour look, S.
Wallace.
6. Severe; applied to the weather, S.
Burns.

Lat. dur-us; C. B. dewr, audax.

Dourly, adv.
1. Without mercy.
Lyndsay.
2. Pertinaciously.
Bannatyne Poems.

DOURTY, Leg. dourly.
Gawan and Gol.

DOUSE, adj. Solid.
V. Douce.

DOUSS, s. A blow, a stroke.
V. Doyce.

DOUT, DOUTE, s.
1. Fear, S.
Barbour.
2. Ground of apprehension.
Wyntown.

Fr. doute, id.

Doutance, s. Doubt.
Lyndsay.

Fr. doubtance.

DOUTSUM, adj.
1. Hesitating.
Nat. Cov.
2. Uncertain, as to the event.
Bellenden.

To DOW, v. n.
1. To be able. Pret. docht, dought.
Dunbar.

A. S. dug-an, valere.

2. To avail, to profit.
Douglas.

Teut. doogh-en, prodesse.

Dow, s. Worth, avail.
Gl. Sibb.

Teut. doogh, commodum.

DOW, s. A dove, S.

A. S. duua.

Douglas.

To DOW, v. n.
1. To thrive, as to health, S.
Ross.
2. To thrive, in a moral sense, S.

Alem. douch-en, doh-en, crescere, proficere.

To DOW, v. n.
1. To fade, to wither, S.
Ferguson.
2. To lose freshness, S.
Ramsay.
3. To dose, S. B.
Ross.
4. To neglect, S. B.
Morison.

Alem. douu-en, perire.

DOWBART, s. A stupid fellow.
V. Dowfart.
Dunbar.

DOWBRECK, s. A species of fish, Aberd.

Gael. dubhbreac, a smelt.

DOWCATE, s. A pigeon-house.
Acts Ja. IV.

DOWCHSPERIS, DOWSY PEIRS, s. pl. The twelve peers, the supposed companions of K. Arthur.
Wyntown.

O. Fr. les douz pers, or pairs.

DOWF, DOLF, s.
1. Destitute of courage or animation, S.
Douglas.
2. Melancholy, gloomy, S.
Ramsay.
3. Lethargic.
Douglas.
4. Hollow; applied to sound, S.
5. Silly, frivolous, S.
Burns.

Su. G. dauf, stupidus; Isl. daup-r, subtristis.

Douf, Doof, s. A dull stupid fellow.
Dunbar.

Dowfart, Dofart, adj.
1. Destitute of spirit, S.; pron. as Gr. ?.
Poems Buchan Dial.
2. Dumpish, melancholy, S.
3. Feeble, inefficient, S.

From dowf and Su. G. art, Belg. aert, disposition.

Dowfart, Doofart, s. A dull, inactive fellow, S.
Ramsay.

Duffie, adj.
1. Soft, spungy, S. fozie, synon.
2. Stupid, transferred to the mind, S.

DOWY.
V. Dolly.

DOWYD, pret. Endowed.

Fr. dou-er.

Wyntown.

DOWKAR, s. A diver.
Kennedy.

Su. G. dokare, Belg. duycker, id.

DOWNCOME, DOUNCOME, s.
1. Act of descending.
Douglas.
2. A fall, in whatever sense, S.
3. Overthrow.
Ruddiman.

DOWNDRAUGHT, s. Whatsoever depresses, S.

DOWNLYING, s. At the down-lying, about to be brought to bed, S.

DOWNLOOK, s. Scorn, contempt, S.
Ross.

DOWNSITTING, s. Session of a court, S.
Baillie.

DOWNTAK, s. Cause of imbecility, S.

DOWRE. Q. dourly. hardly.
Wyntown.

DOWRIER, DOWARIAR, s. Dowager.

Fr. Douairiere, id.

Acts Marie.

DOWTIT, part. pa. Feared.
Barbour.

Fr. doubt-er, to dread.

DOXIE, adj. hazy, restive, S.

Isl. dosk-a, to delay, dosk, inactivity.

To DOZEN, DOSEN, v. a.
1. To stupify.
Barbour.
2. To benumb. Dozent with cauld, S.
3. Denoting impotency.
Ramsay.

Su. G. daase, stupified; Isl. das-ast, languere.

To Dozen, v. n. To become torpid, S.
Ramsay.

To DRABLE, DRAIBLE, v. a. To befoul, to slabber, S.

DRABLE, s. Perhaps a servant.
Houlate.

DRAFF, s.
1. Grains, S.
Wallace.
2. Metaph., any moral imperfection, S.

Teut. Isl. draf, siliquae excoctae.

Draff-pock, s.
1. A sack for carrying grains, S.
2. Metaph., any imperfection.
S. Prov.

DRAGON, s. A paper kite, S.

DRAGOUN, s. To raiss dragoun, to give up to military execution.
Barbour.

To DRAKE, DRAIK, DRAWK, v. a. To drench, S.
Bannatyne Poems.

Isl. dreck-ia, aquis obruo.

Draiks. In the draiks, in a slovenly disordered state, S. B.
Popular Ball.

DRAM, adj.
1. Melancholy. S.B. drum, synon.
Douglas.
2. Indifferent, S. B.
Ross.

Isl. draums, melancholicus.

DRAMOCK, DRAMMACH, DRUMMOCK, s.
1. Meal and water mixed in a raw state, S.
Watson's Coll.

Gael. dramaig.

2. Any thing boiled to the state of pulp, Ang.

To DRANT, DRUNT, v. n.
1. To drawl, S.
2. To pass in a tedious way, S.

Isl. dryn, drunde, mugire.

Ferguson.

Drant, Draunt, s.
1. A drawling enunciation, S.
Ramsay.
2. A slow and dull tune, S.

DRAP, s.
1. A drop, S.
Chron. S. P.
2. A small quantity of drink, S.
Ross.

To Drap, v. n. To drop, S.
S. Prov.

DRAP-DE-BERRY, s. Fine woollen cloth, made at Berry in France.
Watson's Coll.

To DRATCH, DRETCH, v. n. To linger, S. B.

Isl. dratt-a, segniter procedere.

To DRAUCHT, v. a. To draw the breath in long convulsive throbs, S.

Sw. drag-as, id.

DRAUCHT TRUMPET, War trumpet.
Douglas.

DRAUCHT, DRAUGHT, s.
1. Lineament of the face, S.
Z. Boyd.
2. An artful scheme, S.
Rutherford.

Teut. draght, vestigiae.

DRAVE, s.
1. A drove of cattle, S.
2. A shoal of fishes, S.
Statist. Acc.
3. A crowd, S.

A. S. draf, agmen.

To DRAWL, v. n. To be slow in action, S.

Teut. drael-en, cunctari.

To DRE, DREE, DREY, v. a. To endure, S.
Barbour.

A. S. dreog-an, pati.

To DRE, DREY, v. n. To endure.

A. S. adreog-an, pati.

Barbour.

DREICH, DREEGH, adj.
1. Slow, S.
Ross.
2. Tedious, S.
Montgomerie.
3. Denoting distance of situation.

Goth. drig, driug-r, prolixus.

Ritson.

Dreich, Dregh. On dreich, adv. At a slow pace.
Douglas.

DREDOUR, DRIDDER, s.
1. Dread; drither, S. B.
Douglas.
2. Apprehension, S. B.

A. S. draed, timor.

To Dridder, v. To dread, S. B.
Ross.

To DREEL, v. n. To move quickly, Ang.

Teut. drill-en, motitare.

Ross.

DREFYD, pret. Drave.
Wallace.

DREGY, DERGY, s.
1. The funeral service.
Dunbar.
2. The compotation of the funeral company, S.
Herd.

From the Lat. word dirige, frequently repeated in the office for the dead.

DREGGLE, s. A small drop of any liquid, S.

Su. G. dregel, saliva.

To DREGLE, DRAIGLE, v. n. To be tardy, S.
V. Dreich.

DREIK, s. Excrement.

Teut. dreck.

Gl. Sibb.

To DREIP, v. n. To distil in drops, S.
Sel. S. Ball.

A. S. dryp-an, Isl. dreip-a, id.

DREIRE, s. Leg. deire, hurt.
Fordun.

DRENE, s. Constant repetition.
Dunbar.

To DRESS, v. a.
1. To treat well or ill.
Wyntown.
2. To chastise, to drub, S.
3. To iron linens, S. Dressing-iron, a smoothing iron, S.

DRESSE, s. Exhibition.
Godly Ball.

DRESSER, s. A kitchen table, S.

Teut. dressoor, Fr. dressoir, a sideboard.

DREVEL, s. A driveller.
Dunbar.

DREUILLYNG, DRIUYLLING, s. The vagaries of the mind, during unsound sleep.
Douglas.

Isl. draefl, drafl, sermo stultus; also apinae, fooleries.

DREW, s.
1. A species of sea-weed that grows very long, Orkn.
Neill.
2. Sea laces, Fucus filum, S.

Isl. driugr, prolixus.

DREW, s. A drop.
Palice Honour.

DRIB, DRIBBLE, s.
1. A drop, S.
Ramsay.
2. Drizzling rain, S.
Burns.

Belg. druppel, a drop.

DRY GOOSE, a handful of the finest meal, pressed very close together, dipt in water, and then roasted among the ashes of a kiln, S. A.

DRYCHYN, DRYCHYNG, s. Delay.
V. Dreich.
Wallace.

To DRIDDER, v. a.
V. Dredour.

To DRIDDLE, v. n.
1. To spill from carelessness, Loth.
2. To have a diarrhoea.
Montgomerie.

To DRIDDLE, v. n.
1. To move slowly, S. B., same as druttle, q. v.
2. To be diligent without progress, Border.

DRIDDLES, s. pl. The intestines of a slaughtered animal, Fife.

DRIDDLINS, s. pl. The knotted meal left after baking, S.

Germ. trodel, treidel, veteramenta.

DRIESHACH, s. The dross of a turf fire which glows when stirred, S. B.

DRIFLING, s. A small rain.
Baillie.

Isl. dreif-a, spargere.

DRIFT, s. Drove; as of cattle, Ayrs.

Teut. drifle, id.

To DRIFT, v. n. To delay.
R. Bruce.

To Drift, v. a. To put off.
Z. Boyd.

Drift, s. Procrastination.
R. Bruce.

DRIGHTIN, s. Lord.
Gawan and Gol.

A. S. drichten, Alem. drohtin, id.

DRIMUCK, s. The same as Dramock.
Statist. Acc.

To DRING, v. a. To obtain with difficulty, S. B.
Henrysone.

Belg. dring-en, to urge, to press.

To DRING, v. n. To be slow, S. B.

Dring, adj. Dilatory, S. B.
Ross.

To DRING, DRINGE, v. n. To sound as a kettle before boiling.
Ramsay.

Dring, s. The noise of a kettle before it boils.

DRING, s.
1. A servant.
Lyndsay.

Sw. dreng, id.

2. A miser.
Bannatyne Poems.

DRINK-SILVER, s. A vale given to servants, S.
Rutherford.

DRYNT, pret. Drowned.
Douglas.

A. S. adrenct, mersus.

DRITHER, s. Dread.
V. Dredour.

To DRIZZEN, v. n.
1. To low as a cow or ox, Ang.
2. Applied to a sluggard groaning over his work, S. O.

Teut. druyssch-en, strepere.

To DRIZZLE, v. n. To walk slow; Gl. Shirr.

Isl. drosl-a, haesitanter progredi.

DRIZZLING, s. Slaver.
Gl. Shirr.

To DROB, v. a. To prick, Ang.

Isl. drep-a, perforare.

Drob, s. A thorn, a prickle, Perths.

DRODDUM, s. The breech.
Burns.

DROG, s. A buoy attached to the end of a harpoon line, S.

DROGARIES, pl. Drugs.
Bellenden.

Fr. drogueries, id.

DROICH, s. A dwarf, droch, S. B. dreich, Border.
Bannatyne Poems.

A. S. dweorh, Isl. droeg, homuncio.

Droichy, adj. Dwarfish, S.

DROILE, s. A slave; Isl. driole, id.
Z. Boyd.

DRONACH, s. Penalty, S. B.

Isl. drungi, molestia, onus.

DROTES, pl. Nobles.
Sir Gawan.

Su. G. drott, a lord.

DROUBLY, DRUBLIE, adj.
1. Dark, troubled.
Dunbar.
2. Muddy; applied to water.

Teut. droef, turbidus.
Henrysone.

DROUERY, DROURY, s.
1. Illicit love.
Barbour.
2. A love-token.
Douglas.
3. A gift of any kind.
Douglas.

O. Fr. drurie, la vie joyeuse.

To DROUK, v. a. To drench, S.
Douglas.

DROUTH, s.
1. Drought, S.
Chron. S. P.
2. Thirst, S.
R. Bruce.

Drouthy, adj.
1. Droughty, S.
2. Thirsty, S.
Pennecuik.

DROW, s. A fainting fit, Ang.

A. S. throw-ian, pati.

DROW, s. A squall.
Mellvill's MS.

Gael. drog, motion of the sea.

DROWP, s. A feeble person.
Dunbar.

Isl. driup-a, tristari.

To DRUG, v. a. To pull forcibly, S.
Douglas.

Isl. thrug-a, premere, vim inferre.

Drug, s. A rough pull, S. B.
Ross.

DRUGGARE, adj. Drudging.
King's Quair.

Isl. droogur, tractor, bajulus.

DRUM, adj. Melancholy, S. B.
V. Dram.

DRUM, s. A ridge, S.
Statist. Acc.

Gael. druim, id.

Applied, S. B. to little hills, which rise as ridges above the level of the adjacent ground.

To DRUMBLE, v. n. To raise disturbance.
Ramsay.

Drumly, Drumbly, adj.
1. Troubled.
Douglas.
2. Muddy, S.
Douglas.
3. Having a gloomy aspect, S.
Ramsay.
4. Confused; as to mind.
Ferguson.
5. Troubled; applied to the state of public matters, S.
Baillie.

To DRUNE, v. n. To low in a hollow or depressed tone, Ang.

Isl. dryn-ia, Sw. droen-a, mugire.

Drunt, s. A drawling enunciation, S.

DRUNT, s. Pet, sour humour, S.
Burns.

O. Fland. drint-en, tumescere.

DRUSH, s.
1. Atoms, fragments.
Watson.
2. The dross of peats, Banffs.

Moes. G. drauhsna, a fragment, from drius-an, to fall.

To DRUTTLE, v. n.
1. To be slow in motion, S.
2. To trifle about any thing, S.

Teut. dreutel-en, pumilionis passus facere.

DUALM, DWALM, DWAUM, s.
1. A swoon, S.
Ross.
2. A sudden fit of sickness, S.
Ritson.

Alem. dualm, caligo mentis stupore correptae.

Dualmyng, Dwauming, s.
1. A Swoon.
Douglas.
2. Metaph. the fall of evening, S. B.
Shirrefs.

DUB, s.
1. A small pool of rain-water, S.
Douglas.
2. A gutter, S.

Ir. dob, a gutter; Celt. dubh, canal.

DUBLAR, s.
V. Dibler.
Bannatyne Poems.

DUCHERY, s. Dukedom.
Bellenden.

DUCK, s. A leader.
V. Duke.

DUCK, s. Sail-cloth.
V. Doock.

DUD, s.
1. A rag, S.
Ross.
Daily dud, the dish-clout, S. B.
2. Duds, dudds, pl. clothing, especially of inferior quality, S.
Polwart.

Gael. dud, a rag, and dudach, ragged. Isl. dude, indumentum levioris generis.

Duddy, adj. Ragged, S.
Ramsay.

DUDDROUN, s. Sloven, drab.
Dunbar.

Isl. dudr-a, to act in a slovenly manner.

DUDE, for do it, S.
Diallog.

To DUEL, DUELL, DWELL, v. n.
1. To delay, to tarry.
Douglas.
2. To continue in any state.
Barbour.
3. To cease or rest.
Wallace.
4. Dwelt behind, left behind.
Barbour.

Su. G. dwael-ias, id. Isl. duel, moror.

Duelling, s. Delay, tarrying.
Barbour.

DUERGH, s. A dwarf.
V. Droich.
Gawan and Gol.

DUKE, DUCK, s. A general.
Evergreen.

DUKE, DUIK, s. A duck, S.
Bannatyne Poems.

DULCE, adj. Sweet; Lat. dulc-is.
Lyndsay.

DULDER, s. Any thing large, S. B.

To DULE, v. n. To grieve.
Dunbar.

Fr. doul-oir, Lat. dol-ere.

Dule, Dool, s. Grief, S.
Wyntoun.
To sing dool, to lament.
Gl. Shirr.

DULE, DOOL, s. The goal in a game.
Chr. Kirk.

Teut. doel, aggesta terra, in quam sagittarii jaculantur sagittas.

DULL, s. Hard of hearing, S.
Sir John Sinclair.

DULSE, adj. Dull, heavy, S. B.

Isl. dollsa, appendere ignavum.

DULSE, s. The fucus, a species of seaweed, S.
Martin.

Gael. duilliasg, Ir. dulisk, id.

DUM TAM, a bunch of clothes on a beggar's back, under his coat, S. B.

To DUMFOUNDER, v. a. To confuse, to stupify, S.

DUMBIE, s. pron. Dummie. One who is dumb, S.
Z. Boyd.

To DUMP, v. a. To strike with the feet, Ang.

Sw. domp-a, rudius palpare.

DUMPY, adj. Short and thick; also used as a s., S.

Isl. doomp, ancillula crassa.

DUMSCUM, s. A game of children, much the same as pallall, or the beds.

DUN, s. A hill, eminence, S.
Stat. Acc.

A. S. dun, mons; Gael. id. a fortified hill.

To DUNCH, v. a. To push or jog with the fist or elbow, S.

Teut. dons-en, pugno percutere.

DUNCH, s. One who is short and thick, S.

Dunchy, adj. Squat, S.

DUNDERHEAD, s. A blockhead, Loth.
V. Donnart.

DWMMYSMAN, s. A judge.
Wyntown.

DWN, pret. of the v. Do.
Wyntown.

DUNGEON of wit, One having a profound intellect, S.
Boswell.

DUNGERING, s. The dungeon of a castle.
S. P. Repr.

DUNIWASSAL, DUIN-WASSAL, s.
1. A nobleman.
Colvil.
2. A gentleman of secondary rank.
Garnet.
3. Used to denote the lower class of farmers, generally in a contemptuous way, Ayrs.

Gael. duine, a man, and uasal, noble.

To DUNNER, DUNDER, v. n. To make a noise like thunder.
Gl. Sibb.

To DUNT, v. a. To strike so as to produce a dull hollow sound, S.
Popular Ball.

To Dunt out,
1. To bring any business to a termination, S.
Ross.
2. To come to a thorough explanation, after a variance, S.

Su. G. dunt, ictus.

To Dunt, v. n. To palpitate.
Ramsay.

Dunt, Dount, s.
1. A stroke causing a flat and hollow sound, S. O. E. id.
Peblis to the Play.
2. Palpitation of the heart, S.
Ross.
3. At a dunt, unexpectedly, Stirlings.

Isl. dunt, a stroke given to the back or breast, so as to produce a sound.

Dunting, s. Continued beating, causing a hollow sound, S.
Melvil.

DUNTER-GOOSE, s. The Eider duck.
Brand.

Su. G. dun, down, and taer-a, to gnaw, because it plucks the down from its breast.

DUNTY, s. A doxy.
Gl. Ramsay.

DUNZE.
V. Doyn.

DUR, DURE, s. Door.
Wyntown.

A. S. dure, id.

DURGY, adj. Thick, gross, Loth.

Isl. driug-r, densus.

DURK, s. A dagger, S.
Poems Buch. Dial.

Gael. durc, a poniard; Teut. dolck, sica.

To Durk, v. a.
1. To stab with a dagger, S.
Cleland.
2. To spoil, to mismanage, S.

To DURKEN, v. a. To affright.
Sir Gawan.

To DUSCH, v. n.
1. To move with velocity.
Douglas.
2. To twang.
Douglas.
3. To dusch doun. To fall with noise, id.
Douglas.

Germ. dosen, strepitum edere; Isl. thus-a, tumultuose proruere.

Dusche, s.
1. A fall; as including the crash made by it.
Douglas.
2. A stroke, a blow.
V. Doyce.
Barbour.

Isl. thys, Alem. thuz, doz, fragor.

DUSCHET, DUSSIE, s. A musical instrument.
Poems 16th Cent.

DUSCHET, DUSSIE, s. An indorsement.
Leg. Bp. St Androis.

Fr. douss-er, to indorse.

To DUSH, v. a. To push as a ram, ox, &c. S.

Teut. does-en, pulsare cum impetu; Isl. dusk-a, verbera infligo.

DUST, s. A tumult.

Su. G. dyst, id.

DUST of a mill, what flies from a mill in grinding,

S. Teut. duyst, pollen.

DUST of lint, what flies from flax in dressing, S.

Teut. doest, lanugo lintei.

DUSTIE-FUTE, DUSTIFIT, s.
1. A pedlar.
Skene.
2. One who is not resident in a country.
Burr. Lawes.
3. Used to denote revelry.
Godly Ball.

To DUTE, DUTT, v. n. To dose, S. B.

Belg. dutt-en, to set a-nodding.

Dut, s. A stupid person, S. B.

Dan. doede, stupidus; Belg. dutt-en, delirare.

DWABLE, DWEBLE, adj. Weak, flexible.

Su. G. dubbel, double.

Ross.

DWALM, DWAUM, s.
V. Dualm.

---