century downwards, had their establishments in Ireland, the Hebrides,
Scotland, and Wales; were greatly celebrated for their piety; and,
acknowledging no bishop, were subject to an abbot chosen by themselves.
_D. Buchanan._
Gael. _cuildeach_, a sequestered person, from _cuil_, a retired
corner, a cave, a cell.
_To_ CULYE, CULYIE, _v. a._
1. To coax, to cajole, S.
_Douglas._
2. To soothe.
_Douglas._
3. To cherish, to fondle.
_Douglas._
4. To gain, to draw forth.
_Kelly._
5. To train to the chace.
_Douglas._
6. _To culye in with_ one, to curry favour, S.
Su. G. _kel-a_, to fondle; _kela med en_, to make much of one.
~Culyeon~, _s._ A poltroon, E. _cullion_.
_Hamilton._
~Cullionry~, _s._ The conduct of a poltroon.
_Baillie._
CULLAGE, _s._ The characteristic marks of sex.
Fr. _couille_, testes, &c. whence _couillage_, _culaige_, tributum
a subditis matrimonio jungendis, domino exsolvendum.
CULLOCK, _s._ A species of shell-fish, Shetl.
_Neill._
CULMES, CULMEZ, _s._ A rural club.
_Douglas._
CULPIT, _part. pa._ Leg. _cuplit_, coupled.
_Lyndsay._
CULREACH, _s._ A surety given to a court, when one is repledged from it.
V. ~Repledge~.
_Quon. Attach._
Gael. _cul_, custody, and _reachd_, a law.
CULROUN, _s._ A rascal, a silly fellow.
_Douglas._
Belg. _kul_, testiculus, and _ruyn-en_, castrare.
_To_ CUM _to_, _v. n._
1. To recover, S.
_Knox._
2. To make advancement in art, S.
3. To rise to honour, S.
_Presb. Eloq._
~Cumd~, _part. pa._ Come, Loth.
_Burel._
CUMERLACH, CUMBERLACH, _s._ A servant attached to a religious
foundation.
~Cumerb~, id.
_Chart. MS._
Gael. _comhairleach_, an adviser; _com-harba_, a partner in church
lands, a vicar, pron. _coarb_.
CUMLIN, _s._ Any animal that attaches itself to a person or place of its
own accord, S.
E. _comeling_, one newly come.
CUMMAR, _s._ Vexation, entanglement, E. _cumber_.
_Abp. Hamiltoun._
Belg. _kommer_, id.
CUMMER, KIMMER, _s._
1. A gossip, S.
_Kelly._
Fr. _commere_, a she-gossip.
2. A young girl, Ang.
~Cummerlyke~, adj. Like _cummers_ or gossips, Dunbar.
CUMMOCK, _s._ A short staff with a crooked head, S. O.
_Burns._
Gael. _cam_, crooked, with the mark of diminution added.
CUMRAYD, _pret. v._ Encumbered, embarrassed.
_Wyntown._
_To_ CUN, _v. a._
1. To learn, to know, E. _con_.
_Douglas._
2. To taste.
_Montgomerie._
A. S. _cunn-an_. scire.
~Cunnand~, _part. pr._ Knowing, skilful.
_Wyntown._
~Cunning~, _s._ Knowledge.
_Acts Ja. I._
A. S. _cunnyng_, experientia.
CUNNAND, _s._ Covenant.
V. ~Connand~.
_Barbour._
CUNDIE, _s._ An apartment, a concealed hole, Ang.
O. Fr. _conduit_, a shop; boutique.
CUNING, _s._ A rabbit; S. _kinnen_, E. _conie_.
_Dunbar._
Belg. _konyn_, Sw. _kanin_, Gael. _coinnin_, id.; Lat. _cuniculus._
~Cuningar~, _s._ A warren, S.
_Acts Ja. I._
Sw. _kaningaard_, from _kanin_, id. and _gaard_, an inclosure.
V. ~Yaire~.
CUNYSANCE, _s._ Badge, cognisance.
Fr. _cognoissance_, id.
_Gawan and Gol._
CUNTENYNG, _s._ Generalship.
V. ~Contenyng~.
CUPPIL, _s._ Rafter.
V. ~Couple~.
CUPPLIN, _s._ The lower part of the backbone, S. B.
CURAGE, _s._ Care, anxiety.
_Douglas._
CURCUDDOCH,
1. _To dance curcuddoch_, or _curcuddie_, a play among children, in
which they sit on their houghs, and hop round in a circular form, S.
2. Sitting close together, S. B.
_Ross._
3. Cordial.
_Kelly._
_To_ CURE, _v. a._ To care for.
_Lyndsay._
~Cure~, _s._ Care, anxiety; Fr.
_Palice Hon._
CURER, _s._ A cover, a dish.
_Houlate._
_To_ CURFUFFLE, _v. a._ To discompose, to dishevel, S.
V. ~Fuffle~.
_Ross._
CURIE, _s._ Search, investigation.
_Douglas._
Fr. _quer-ir_, to inquire.
CURIOUS, _adj._ Anxious, fond, S.
_Baillie._
_To_ CURL, CURLE, _s._ To cause a stone to move alongst ice towards a
mark, S.
_Pennecuik._
~Curler~, _s._ One who amuses himself by _curling_, S.
_Baillie._
~Curling~, _s._ The act of pushing stones on ice, S.
_Pennant._
~Curling-Stane~, _s._ A stone used in curling, S.
_Ramsay._
Teut. _krull-en_, sinuare, flectere.
CURLDODDY, _s._
1. Ribgrass.
_Evergreen. Border Minstrelsy._
2. Natural clover, S. Orkn.
_Neill._
~Curldoddies~, _s. pl._ Curled cabbage, S.
CURLIES, _s. pl._ Colewort, of which the leaves are _curled_. S. B.
CURLOROUS, _adj._ Churlish, niggardly.
_Bannatyne Poems._
A. S. _ceorl_, rusticus.
CURMURRING, _s._ Grumbling; that motion of the intestines produced by
slight gripes, S.
_Burns._
Teut. _koer-en_, gemere; _morr-en_, mur-murare.
CURN, KURN, _s._
1. A grain, a single seed, S.
2. A particle, part of a grain, S.
_Chalm. Air._
3. A quantity, an indefinite number, S.
4. A number of persons, S.
_Journ. Lond._
Moes. G. _kaurno_, Su. G. _korn_, a grain.
~Curny~, _adj._ Grainy, S. Germ. _kernicht_.
CURPHOUR, _s._ The curfew.
_Bannatyne Poems._
CURPLE, _s._ A crupper, S.
Fr. _croupe_.
CURPON, CURPIN, _s._
1. The rump of a fowl, S.
2. Applied ludicrously to the buttocks of man, S.
_Burns._
Fr. _cropion_, the rump.
_To_ CURR, _v. n._ To coo, S.
V. ~Curmurring~.
_To_ CURR, _v. n._ To lean.
Isl. _kure_, avium more reclinatus quiesco.
CURRACH, CURROK, _s._ A skiff or small boat.
Gael. _curach_.
_Bellenden._
CURRACK, CURROCH, _s._ A small cart made of twigs, S. B.
_Statist. Acc._
Gael. _cuingreach_, a cart or waggon.
CURSOUR, S. COUSER, CUSSER, _s._ A stallion.
_Wallace._
Fr. _coursiere_, a tilting horse.
CUSCHÉ, CUSSÉ, _s._ Armour for the thighs.
_Wyntown._
Fr. _cussot_, id. from _cuisse_, the thigh.
CUSCHETTE, _s._ A ringdove.
V. ~Kowschot~.
CUSHLE-MUSHLE, _s._ Earnest and continued muttering, S. B.
_Ross._
Su. G. _kusk-a_, to soothe; _musk-a_, to hide.
CUSYNG, _s._ Accusation.
_Wallace._
CUSSER, _s._
V. ~Cursour~.
CUSTOC, _s._
V. ~Castock~.
CUSTOMAR, CUSTOMER, _s._ One who receives duty on goods, S.
_Acts Ja. IV._
CUSTROUN, _s._ A low-born fellow.
_Polwart._
O. Fr. _coestron_, bâtard, enfant illegitime; Gl. Roquefort.
CUT, _s._ A lot. _To draw cuts_, to determine by lot.
_Douglas._
CUT, _s._ A certain quantity of yarn, S.
_Statist. Acc._
CUTE, COOT, _s._ The ankle, S.
Teut. _kuyte_, sura.
_Lyndsay. Dunbar._
CUTE, _s._ A thing of no value.
_Dunbar._
CUTE, _adj._ Clever, expert, S. B.
A. S. _cuth_, expertus.
_To_ CUTER, _v. a._ To cocker, S.
V. ~Kuter~.
CUTH, COOTH, _s._ The coalfish, before it be fully grown, Orkn.
_Statist. Acc._
CUTHERIE, CUDDERIE, _adj._ Very susceptible of cold, S. B.
Belg. _koud_, cold, and _ryk_, denoting full possession of any
quality.
CUTIKINS, _s. pl._ Spatterdashes, S.
From _cute_, the ancle.
_To_ CUTLE, _v. n._ To wheedle; _To cutle in with_ one, id. S.
_Pitscottie._
Teut. _quedel-en_, garrire.
_To_ CUTLE, _v. a. To cutle corn_, to carry corn out of water-mark to
higher ground, W. Loth. _cuthil_. Perths.
Sax. _kaut-en_, Su. G. _kiut-a_, mutare.
CUT-POCK, _s._ The stomach of a fish, S. B.
_Ross._
CUTTIE, _s._ The Black Gulliemet, S. O.
_Fleming._
CUTTY, CUTTIE, _adj._ Short, S.
Gael. _cutach_, short, bobtailed.
Hence,
~Cuttie~, ~Cutie~, _s._
1. A popgun.
_Bp. Galloway._
2. A spoon, S. Gael. _cutag_, id.
_Ross._
3. A short tobacco pipe, S.
_Ramsay._
~Cuttie-Boyn~, _s._ A small tub for washing the feet in; Lanerks. Ayrs.
~Cutty-Free~, _adj._ Able to take one's food, S. B.
~Cutty-Rung~, _s._ A crupper, formed by a short piece of wood fixed to
the saddle at each end by a cord, Mearns.
CUTTY-STOOL, _s._
1. A low stool, S.
2. The stool of repentance, S.
V. ~Kittie~.
_Sir J. Sinclair._
From _cutty_, _kittie_, a light woman.
CUTTIT, CUTTED, _adj._
1. Abrupt, S.
_R. Bruce._
2. Laconic and tart, S.
~Cuttetlie~, ~Cuttedly~, _adv._
1. With quick but unequal motion.
_Burel._
2. Suddenly, abruptly, S.
3. Laconically and tartly, S.
_Baillie._
CUTWIDDIE, _s._ The piece of wood by which a harrow is fastened to the
yoke, Fife.
CUTWORM, _s._ A small white grub, which destroys vegetables, by
_cutting_ through the stem, S.
CUWYN, _s._ Stratagem.
V. ~Conuyne~.
CUZ, _adv._ Closely, Ang.; synon. ~Cosie~, q.v.
D
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.