dacker v.

to shake to and fro; to waver;’ to totter; to slow down; also daker, daiker

orig. uncertain. cf. Middle Flemish daeckeren (to waver, etc.)

dad n.

a lump; a slice of, for example, bread; also dawd

< dad v.in the sense of 'a piece knocked off'

dad v.

a punch; a thump

onom

daffle v.

to become senile; to stupefy; to stun,

orig. uncertain

daffly a.

senile; confused,

orig. uncertain

daft a.

foolish; stupid; silly;

< OE. ȝedæfte (mild, gentle, meek)

dag v.

See deg

daggy a

drizzly; also deg

??? < ON. döggva (to bedew)

daiker v.

See dacker

daized ppl. a

benumbed with cold'

< ME. dasen, f. ON. *dasa (weary, exhausted)

daker v.

See dacker

dale n.

a valley

< OE. dæl (valley, gorge)

darg n.

a day's work

< reduced form of daywork

darkening n.

twilight

< OE. deorcian (to grow dim, to become dark)

darking v.

eavesdropping

< OE. deorc ( dark, obscure)

dateless a.

foolish; clueless; crazed; witless

< OF. date (date) + OE. lē as (devoid of)

dather v.

to tremble; to quake; to quiver: also dother

< ME dideren (to tremble, shake, shiver)

daw v.

See dow

dawd n.

See dad

dawgy a.

doughy; underbaked (as with bread)

OE. dāh, (dough)

dawk n.

a depression or furrow in a surface

< dalk ??? dim of dale f. OE. dæl (valley, gorge)

dawks n.pl.

hands (var. of dukes)

ME. duc , duk , f. OF.duc (leader)

dawley a.& adv.

See dowly

dawn n.

fluff, pieces of wool etc

< ON. dún (down)

daytal-man n.

a worker paid by the day

< OE. dæȝ (day) + talu (calculation) + mann (man, person)

dazement n.

a bout of ’flu or. Cold; also deeasement

< ME. dasen f. ON.*dasa (to become weary or exhausted from for example, cold) + OF. suffix –ment (used to form nouns from verbs)

deas n.

a bench or a seat; (usually sited outside) also dess

< OF. deis (table)

dee v.

to die

< ON. deyja

deea v.

to do

< OE. dōn (to do, make, act, perform)

deeaf a.

deaf

< OE. dēaf   (deaf, without hearing)

deear n.

a door

??? < ON. dyrr (door, doorway)

deeasement n.

See dazement

deeath n.

death

< OE. dēaþ

deeda. & adv.

dead

< OE. dēad

deg v.

to sprinkle; to dampen; to drizzle; also dag

??? < ON. döggva (to bedew)

deggin’-can n.

watering can

??? < ON döggva (to bedew) + OE. canne

delf n.

a quarry

< OE. dælf (trench, ditch, quarry)

delf rack n.

a plate rack affixed to a wall

< Du. place-name Delf, (nowDelft ) + ME. rak (rack)

delve v.

to dig; to indent (the surface of metal)

< OE. delfan (to burrow, to dig)

delver v.

a quarryman

< OE. delfere (digger)

dene n.

a valley

< OE. denu (dale, valley)

despert adv.

used as an intensifier in the sense of ‘very,’ ‘ excessively’ or ‘extremely’; eg despert cawd (extremely cold)

< L. desperatus , (despaired of, given up, desperate)

dess n.

See deas

devil n.

a machine used for separating and cleaning wool or for tearing up material; also dule

< OE. dēofol (devil )

dial n.

the face

??? < L. dialis (daily)

dicky a.

rickety; in bad condition; unsound; shaky; tottering

orig. unknown

dike n.

a ditch

< OE. dīc (ditch, trench)

dill v.

to benumb; soothe; assuage; dull down ( pain)

??? < OE.*dyl, *dylle (dull) or ON. dilla (to lull)

ding v.

to hit, to beat; to knock theavily; to throw violently

??? < ON. cf .OIce. dengja (to beat, to hammer)

dip n.

hot bacon-fat in which bread is dipped

< OE. dyppan ( to dip, to immerse)

dirl v.

to vibrate

??? onom.

dizen v.

to dress; to deck, out

orig. unknown

do n.

an entertainment; a party; an occasion; a situation

< OE. dōn

dobber n.

a large marble; also dobby

< ME. dabben (to strike)

dobby 1 n.

See dobber

dobby 2 n.

a household sprite, ghost or spirit'

< proper name Dobbie (a form of Robbie)

docken n.

a dock leaf

< OE. doccan, docce (dock, sorrel)

dockener n.

a tool used for digging out dock roots

< OE. doccan, docce (dock, sorrel)

dod v.

to cut off, t o clip a person’s hair; to remove an animal’s horns; to lop a tree

< ME. dodden (to trim, to poll, to cut off)

doddin’s n.pl.

pieces of wool

??? < ME. dodden (to trim, to poll, to cut off)

doddy n.

a hornless cow or bull; see also polly and hummled

< ME. dodden (to trim, to poll, to cut off)

doff v.

to strip; to take off; to undress

< ME. doffen (i.e. ‘do off’)

doffer n.

a textile worker employed in removing the full bobbins or spindles from a spinriing machine

< ME. doffen (i.e. ‘do off’)

doit n.

a finger

< F. doigt (finger)

doit v.

to become confused or forgetful with age;

< ME. doten, dotien ( to be or grow feeble-minded with age)

dollop

a lump of something; an amorphous mass

orig. uncertain cf. Norweg. dialect dolp (lump)) ?

dolly n.

a wooden appliance shaped like a stool with a long-handle and used for agitating clothes in a wash-tub ( so called because it resembled a doll): cf. peggy

< the shortened pet-form of Dorothy

dolly tub n.

wash-tub in which a dolly is used: cf. peggy tub

See above

don v.

to put on (an article of clothing)

< ME. don (do on)

donned up ppl.a

dressed up; well turned-out

< ME. don (do on) + OE. up

dooad n.

a simpleton; a fool,

< OE. dāh (dough) + hēafod (head)

dooaf n.

dough

< OE. dāh (dough)

dooar-'oil n.

a doorway

< OE. duru (door, gate) + ME. hoil f. OE. hol ( a hollow)

dooar-st'n n.

See doorstone

dook v.

to duck; to immerse in water

< ME. duken (to be immersed ) f. OE. *dūcan

doorstone n.

a doorstep; also dooar-st'n

< OE. duru (door, gate) +stān (stone)

doot v.

to suspect; to doubt;,

< ME. douten ( to be uncertain, to be in doubt) f. OF dote , dout

doss v.

to sleep rough

< F. dos (back. spine)

dossel

a straw ornament affixed to a thatched roof or stack

??? < OF dossel f. F. dos (back. spine)

dother v.

See dather

doubler n.

a bowl used in the kneading bread; also dubbler

< AF. dobler , dubler ( a kind of dish)

douce a.

pleasant; quiet; sober; steady; gently sedate; neat'

< ME. douce , dowce f. OF. dolz , dols, dous (sweet)

dove v.

to doze; to slumber

??? < ON dofna ( to lose vitality or force, to become benumbed)

dow v.

to thrive; to be able; also daw, dught

< OE. duȝan ( to thrive, be strong, able, fit, )

dowly a. & adv.

in low spirits; gloomy; sad,; miserable; poorly; ill; also dawley

??? < ME. dol, doll (depressed by trouble or sorrow, dispirited, dejected ) f. OE. dol

dowp n.

the posterior, the fundament

??? < ON

dowter n.

daughter

< OE. dohtor

doy a.

darling; dear,

??? < joy influenced by dear

dozzened ppl.a.

ill; wasted; lacking spirit

??? < ON. cf. OIce. dasaðr, ( weary and exhausted from cold or bodily exertions)

drape n.

cow whose milk has dried up; also dreeap

??? < ON.drepa (put to death)

drawk v.

to drench; to saturate

??? < ON.drekkja (to drench, drown)

dree a.

long; slow; tedious; wearisome

< ME. dreȝ , dregh (burdensome, dismal, depressing) f. OE. *drēoȝ cf. ON.. drjúgr (lasting )

dree v.

to endure; to undergo; to suffer; to bear

< OE. drēoȝan ( to bear, suffer, endure)

dreeap n.

See drape

drinkin’s vbl.n.pl.

refreshment break particularly for agricultural field-workers

< OE. drincan (to drink, to take liquid nourishment)

droondid ppl.a.

drowned

??? < ON * drugna , * drunna , * drunkna cf. OIce. drukna (to be drowned)

droothy a.

See drouthy

dross-stay n.

place for keeping grit for roads

< OE . drōs ( sediment, lees, dregs) + OF. estayer (to prop up)

drouth 1 n.

thirst; also druft, drufft

< OE. drūȝað ( drought, dryness)

drouth 2 n.

breeze, wind; also druft, drufft

< ME. draht (the action of drawing or pulling) f. OE. * dreaht , * dræht

drouthy 1 a.

breezy, windy ' dry (of weather) also droothy

< ME. draht (the action of drawing or pulling) f. OE. * dreaht , * dræht

drouthy 2 a.

thirsty; also droothy

< OE. drūȝað ( drought, dryness)

druffen ppl.a.

See drucken

drufft n.

See drouth

druft n.

See drouth

drumely a.

See drumly

drumly a.

confused; muddy'

a nasalized version of drubly < combination of ME. trobly (turbid, murky) and OE. drōflic (agitated, disturbed)

dub n.

a pool; a puddle,

orig. uncertain

dubbler n.

See doubler

ducks n.pl.

faggots

< OE dūce (duck)

duds n.pl.

clothes; rags and tatters

??? < ME. dudde (a cloth, a mantle)

duff 1 n.

coal-dust; small coals

??? onom.

duff 2 n.

a pudding consisting of flour, water and, occasionally, suet

< OE dāh (dough)

duffy a.

doughy; underbaked

< OE dāh (dough)

dught v,

See dow

dule n.

See devil

dunch v.

to nudge, to bump, to knock; to crash: also dunsh

< ME. dunchen (push, thrust, administer a blow)

dunnock n.

a hedge sparrow

< OE. dun (brown) +-oc (dim. suffix)

dunsh v.

See dunch

durn n.

a door-post

??? < ON.

dwalmy a.

See dwamy

dwamy a.

faint; also dwalmy

< OE. dwolma (chaos, a place of confusion)