An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Part 210

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An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language



An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Part 210


_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 p.r.i.c.k.


_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.


_Watsons 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.







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