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Letter D

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D

dad n da, daddie

dance n dance, (loc.) daunce, hooley, jeeg, swarrie; v dance, (joc.) lep aboot; (take a partner) lift

danger n danger

dare v dar, durst, offer

daren't v neg darnae, durstnae

dark n dairk, mirk; (in nature) dairksome; adj mirkie

daughter n dochter

dawn n scraich o day

day n day

dead v deid; (d~ nettle) n day-nettle

deaf adj deef

deafen v deeve

deal n dale; v dale, prig

December n December, (loc.) Decemmer

decide v pick

depend on v lippen

depth n depth, tha deep o (it)

describe v rin ower

determine v set (oot)

determined adj (hae yer) mine set on

devil n deil, divil, tha bad yin, tha bad man, tha ill yin, tha sorra (in phrases like) sorra tha yin, sorra faa ye, rin lake tha sorra; (hist.) Auld Sim

develop v growe

dictionary n dictionar, wurd buik

did v pt dïd, daen

didn't v dïdnae, niver

die v dee

died v pt deed

differ v gae agin

difference n dïffrence, (loc.) dïffers

different adj dïffrent, dïffrenter agane

difficult adj awkart, thran; (hist.) thrawart; (task, question, etc.) hard; (person) thran; (d~ task) siege, tellure

direct v road, airt; (a blow) (hist.) ettle

direction n airt

directly adv (straight) fair; (at once) strecht aff, richt awa

discuss v collogue, taak aboot, rin ower

disgust n v scunnèr

distance n far, farness, lenth, swutch; (hist.) abeich; (at a d~) far aff, thonner

divide v sinnèr, pairt; (equally) half

divided v pt divid; (arithmetic) gaes intae; (badly d~) (unfair) ill divid

do v dae; v pt dïd, daen; vbl n pl daeins

doctor n doctor, doc

doesn't v disnae

dog n doag, (loc.) dug, coallie (doag)

done v pp daen, din

don't v dïnnae

door n dure, (loc.) dorr double n dooble

doubt n doot

down adv doon

draw v draa

dream n draim, dream

dress v get / pit on (ye); (turnips) sned

drink v drink; (occasionally) tak a wee drap; (deeply) glug; n jorum, drink; (small) sope

drive n (initiative) go, adae; v (hard) coard; (workers) herresh; (at great speed) flake, whale

driven v pp driv

drop n v drap, (loc.) drop

drove v pt driv

drown v droon

duck n deuck; v jook

dusk n dailygan, gloamin

dust n stour; (fine, from flax-scutching) powce

dwell v bide, leeve

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