English / Ulster-Scots Glossary
Letter D
Source | English / Ulster-Scots Glossary: A Core Vocabulary Wordlist with Verb Tables |
Author | Philip Robinson (compiled and edited by) |
Publisher | Ullans Press |
Edition | First Edition |
Date | 2013 |
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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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