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Dairvel, Derval, Dervel,
Dairvel [ˈdervəl]
pn. Darvel (East Ayrshire).
Locally The Lang Toun.
dairy, derrie, derry, dery, diry, dyrie, dyry,
dairy [dɛrɪ, deːrɪ]
n. A dairy.
daaz, daes$t, daeze, daise, daise, daised, daisent, daize, daized, daizent, dase, dased, dasent, daz, daze, dazed, dazed, dazent, dease, deased, deasent, deasie, deaze,
daise [deːz, daz]
v. To daze, to bewilder, to stupefy. To become rotten, spoiled by age, damp etc.
pt. pp. daised adj. rotten, spoiled by age, damp etc.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
daisent [deːzənt, dazənt]: adj. Damned, grow dizzy, stupefied.
daesket, daeskit, daisket, daiskit, dasket, deask, deaskit, deeskit, desket, deskit, diskit,
daiskit [I. ˈdeskɪt]
adj. Exhausted, worn out. Stupid, dazed, slow.
daisy, sea-daisy, sey-daisy,
daisy [ˈdeːziː]
n. A daisy, usually Bellis perennis.
adj. Covered in daisies.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
muntain daisy: The mountain avens Dryas octopetala.
Mey daisy: NEC. The sea pink Armeria maritima (from the Isle of May.
sea-daisy: SN. MN. I.Ork. The sea pink Armeria maritima.
yowe-daisy: S. The tormentil Potentilla tormentilla.
 
From day's + ee
daizle, daizlie, daizlin, daizly, daizzle, daizzlie, daizzlin, daizzly, dazzle, dazzlie, dazzly,
daizle [ˈdeːzl]
v. To dazzle, confuse.
 
daizly [ˈdeːzli]
adj. Dazzling.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
daizlin: Dazzling.
daldo, daldoe, daldoes, daldos, dydo, dydos,
daldoe [ˈdaldo]
n. I.Ork. A bit of a character.
usually daldoes
n. Embroidered chair-backs, tassels, and other such fiunctionless ornaments, etc. Useless rubbish.
daal, daalamist, daalamyork, dail, dal, dalamist, dalamjork, dale, dalemirk, dalemist, dall, dallamist, deel, doggindales, dunk-in-dales,
dale [del, dil]
also I.Sh. daal [daːl]
n. A dale, a valley.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
daalamist [I.Sh. ˈdaːləmɪst], daalamyork [I.Sh. ˈdaːləmjɔrk]: Mist which gathers in valleys or on low-lying water at night.
dunk-in-dales: A mist rising from hollow ground.
dael, dail, dale, deal, dell, dell, dill, dool, doul, dule, dull, dult,
dale [del, dɛl]
n. A goal, base or home in children's games.
dael, daeler, daelin, daelt, dail, dailer, dailin, dailin, daill, daillin, dailt, dale, dale$t, daled, daler, dalesman, dalin, dalin, dall, dallin, deal, deal$s_man, deal$sman, dealer, dealin, dealsman, dealt, deel, deelin, deelt, deil, deiler, deilin, deilt, dell, dellin, delt, deyl, deylin, rendal, rennal, rennel, rental, rig_and_rindale, rig-a-rendal, rigga-rendal, rindale, rundal, rundale,
dale [del, MN. deɪl]
n. A share or portion of anything which is to be divided out. A portion or piece of land, a field. A portion of work assigned. A quantity, amount or number etc. Portion or lot in life, fate, fortune.
v. Followed by aboot: to dole (out), divide or distribute.
pt. pp. dale't, daled
 
Compounds and phrases etc
 
a great dale, a guid dale: A large quantity or amount.
dalin: Doling (out), dividing or distributing.
dalesman, hauf-dalesman: NEC. Terms applied to a herring fishermen depending on the share of profits received.
nae great dale: Of no great worth, of poor quality.
rindale, rig and rindale: A system of land tenure.

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