An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language - novelonlinefull.com
You’re read light novel An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Part 244 online at NovelOnlineFull.com. Please use the follow button to get notification about the latest chapter next time when you visit NovelOnlineFull.com. Use F11 button to read novel in full-screen(PC only). Drop by anytime you want to read free – fast – latest novel. It’s great if you could leave a comment, share your opinion about the new chapters, new novel with others on the internet. We’ll do our best to bring you the finest, latest novel everyday. Enjoy
2. Melancholy, gloomy, S.
_Ramsay._
3. Lethargic.
_Douglas._
4. Hollow; applied to sound, S.
5. Silly, frivolous, S.
_Burns._
Su. G. _dauf_, stupidus; Isl. _daup-r_, subtristis.
~Douf~, ~Doof~, _s._ A dull stupid fellow.
_Dunbar._
~Dowfart~, ~Dofart~, _adj._
1. Dest.i.tute of spirit, S.; p.r.o.n. as Gr. ?.
_Poems Buchan Dial._
2. Dumpish, melancholy, S.
3. Feeble, inefficient, S.
From _dowf_ and Su. G. _art_, Belg. _aert_, disposition.
~Dowfart~, ~Doofart~, _s._ A dull, inactive fellow, S.
_Ramsay._
~Duffie~, _adj._
1. Soft, spungy, S. _fozie_, synon.
2. Stupid, transferred to the mind, S.
DOWY.
V. ~Dolly~.
DOWYD, _pret._ Endowed.
Fr. _dou-er_.
_Wyntown._
DOWKAR, _s._ A diver.
_Kennedy._
Su. G. _dokare_, Belg. _duycker_, id.
DOWNCOME, DOUNCOME, _s._
1. Act of descending.
_Douglas._
2. A fall, in whatever sense, S.
3. Overthrow.
_Ruddiman._
DOWNDRAUGHT, _s._ Whatsoever depresses, S.
DOWNLYING, _s. At the down-lying_, about to be brought to bed, S.
DOWNLOOK, _s._ Scorn, contempt, S.
_Ross._
DOWNSITTING, _s._ Session of a court, S.
_Baillie._
DOWNTAK, _s._ Cause of imbecility, S.
DOWRE. Q. _dourly_. hardly.
_Wyntown._
DOWRIER, DOWARIAR, _s._ Dowager.
