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dileag, jalaik, jalake,
dileag [ˈdʒɪlek]
n. Gael. A little drink, a drop.
deleegent, diligence, diligent,
diligence [ˈdilədʒɛns]
n. Diligence.
leg. A warrant issued by a court to enforce the attendance of witnesses, or the production of writings. The process of law, by which person, lands, or effects are attached on execution, or in security for debt.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
diligent [ˈdilədʒɛnt]: adj. Diligent.
dill, dillsouy, dillsowy,
dill [I.Sh. dɪl]
n. Something dangling, a rag.
v. To hang loose, to flap.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
dillsouy: I.Ork. Tattered, slovenly.
dill,
dill [dɪl, dʌl]
n. A lull.
v. To soothe, to assuage, to calm, to die away. Of news: to be forgotten, pass out of mind.
dilp,
dilp [dɪlp]
n. A trollop, a slattern, a thriftless housewife, heavy, lumpish person,
v. To limp, to walk with long steps, to stalk, to stump, hobble.
dem, dim, dimm, dimmer, dimriv, dim-rive, dimsket, dimskit, simmer_dim, simmer-dim, summer_dim,
dim [dɪm]
also dimmer
n. Dusk, twilight.
adj. Dim.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
dimskit: I.Sh. Downhearted, dispirited.
dim-rive: I.Sh. The dawn.
rivin o the dim: I.Sh. Daybreak.
simmer dim: I.Sh. Evening twilight in summer.
dimpelt, dimple, dimpled, dimplit, dumple,
dimple [ˈdɪmpl, ˈdʌmpl]
n. A dent.
 
dimpelt
adj. Dimpled.
din, dun,
din [dɪn]
adj. Dun. Of a dingy colour, mouse-coloured. Dark-complexioned, sallow.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
dour and din: stubborn and sallow
din, din-raiser, din-raisin, dinsome, dinsum, dun, dunsome, yirddin, yird-din, yirdin,
din [dɪn]
n. A slight noise such as running water. A fuss, to-do. A report, rumour, a scandal.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
din-raisin: Quarrelsome, trouble-making.
din-raiser: A trouble-maker.
dinsome [-səm]: Noisy.
raise din: Make trouble.
yird-din: Thunder in the bowels of the earth.
dine,
dine [dəin]
n. Dinner.
v. To dine.

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