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Page 8 of 52 for the letter D

daur, dar, daar, dar', daursay, daarsay, daured, daurt, daurd, daurt, daur't, daart, daard, daurna, darena, darenae, daurnae, darna, durna, darnae, daarna, daarnae, daurs, dars, daars, durst, durstna, durstnae, daurstna, daursna, dursna,
daur [dɑ:r, dɔ:r, N. I. da:r]
v. To dare, intimidate, lurk, crouch.
pt. pp. daured also durst [dʌrst] in the sense of 'ventured'.
n. A feeling of awe or fear.

neg. daurna, durstna Dare not, daren't.
daursna Dares not.

Compounds and phrases etc.

daursay [-se:]: I must say, I vehemently declare.
daurk, dawrk, derk, dark, dairk, daark, daurker, dawrker, derker, darker, dairker, daarker, daurksome, derksome, derksome, daurken, derken, darken, dairken, daarken, daurkenin, darkenin, dawrkenin, darkening, derkenin, darkies, dairkenin, daarkenin, daurklins, derklins, darklins, dairklins, daarklins, daurknin,
daurk [dɑrk, NN.b. dʌrk]
also derk [dɛrk]
adj. Dark
comp. daurker n. A dirty look.
n. The dark.
dim. daurkie: A dark skinned person.

daurken ['dɑrkən]
also derken ['dɛrkən]
v. To darken. NN.b. To become disheartened, disinclined.

daurkenin ['dɑrkənɪn]
also derkenin ['dɛrkənɪn]
n. The twilight.

daurklins, derklins
n. The twilight. adv. In the dark.

Compounds and phrases etc.

daurksome [-səm]: melancholy, dismal
haurd daurkenin I.: the very last of the daylight
daut, dawt, dat, daat, dautie, dawtie, dattie, daatie, dautit,
daut [dɑ:t, dɔ:t, N. I. da:t]
v. To pet, fondle, caress, make much of.
pt. pp. dautit
n. A caress.
dim. dautie A darling, a pet.
Dauvit, Dauvid, Dawvit, Davit, Davie, Davy, Davock, Davok, Davoc, Dawvid, Daavit,
Dauvit ['dɑ:vɪt, 'dɔ:vɪt, N. I. 'da:vɪt]
n. The Personal name David.
dim. Davie ['de:ve], Davock ['davək], MN. Dite ['dəit]

Compounds and phrases etc.

strick-davie NN.a.: The little tern Sterna albifrons
daver, daiver, daivver, davver, daaver, davert, daivert, daivvert, davvert, davered, daivered, daivvered, davvered, daavert, daavered, davily, davielie, daviely, davilie,
daver ['de:vər]
v. To wander aimlessly, daze, make numb, chill.
pt. pp. davert, davered adj. Dazed, numbed, stupefied, bewildered, confused.
n. A stunning blow or fall.

davily ['de:vɪlɪ]
adv. Listlessly, languidly.
davoch, davach, dauch, daugh, doch,
davoch ['davəx]
also dauch [dɑ:x]
n. A measure of land.
daw, daa, da,
daw [dɑ:, dɔ:, N. da:]
n. A jackdaw, a lazy person, a slut.
daw, da,
daw [dɑ:, dɔ:, N. I. da:]
n. An atom, a jot, a whit.
daw, daa, da, dawn, dawin, daakennin, dawkennin, daain, daakened, daaken, daakenin, daun,
daw [dɑ:, dɔ:, N. I. da:]
v. To dawn.
n. Dawn.
also dawin and NN.b. dawkennin ['da:'kənɪn] The dawning of the day.
Dawbeattie, Dawbaittie, Da'beattie,
Dawbeattie [də'bete]
pn. Dalbeattie. (Dumfries and Galloway)

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