Chapter 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._