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98 darl, darrel [darəl],, caudal vertebra, the hindmost dorsal vertebra of an animal.. Also , [dårəl]:  *darl, something rocking or loose. darre, , pivot; vertebra of the neck; the first joint in the spinal column; darl,, something trembling and dangling. See, ,

darr [dar(r)],, to poke the fire too much, and thus spoil it, to d. i’ fire; often used actively, thus: to d. ut de fire; du’s ut de fire. (and ) dadra, darra, , to quiver; tremble; bob up and down (repeatedly). — , , and ,

darri-inkel [dar·i-ɩ‘ŋ··kəl],, 1) , to walk with a lurch. 2) , to set in an untidy, zigzag manner,  at the setting out of a fishing-line (long-line) into the water. Compound word. The first part - is probably darra (darla),, to shake; to dangle; the second part - is probably hingla,, parallel form to “hangla”, to dangle; balance, The acceptance of *dingla would raise phonetic difficulties in regard to the dropping of the initial d.

darro [daro], and, see , and

dart [da‘rt],, to raise the foot and set it down again hard, to stamp, with the word “foot” as object; to d. de feet, to stamp with the feet, to stamp along; to d. de foot, to stamp with the foot, I my foot at him. *darta. darta, , to trip; (Gothlandic) därrtä, to step cautiously; darta, , to be in constant motion. dark,, heavy gait, and darka, , a) to walk heavily; b) to walk quickly and carelessly. See, , ,, and ,

dask [dask],, thickness; misty clouds; dense haze, a lump o’ d.; of fog when lowering: he’s comin’ (comin’ doon) a d.; a d. ower (on) de land. Also used of damp, drizzly fog, almost = (-a). dasken,, damp, wet and heavy. The word is cognate with *dusk, dusk; see ,

dasket [daskət],, exhausted; worn out. a  *daskaðr, of a lost *daska, dasask,, to be exhausted by worry; to be powerless, faint ( dasa, to grow faint; dasa,  dase, to drowse; to idle). For the derivative ending  dasken,, in sense of limp from over-exertion. — The word is also found in the forms [dɛskət, dæskət],, and [dǣskət], which might either be later developed forms of of, or of  dæsa(sk), , parallel form to “dasa(sk)”; dæsa,, = dasa.

dat [dat],, , that ( þat), is used as the in the  phrase, handed down from same moment; immediately, = við tað sama. See ,
 * “wi’ d. sam’”, at once; at the

dava [dāva],, a porridge-like substance resulting from the unsuccessful churning of milk, when the butter is either not at all or only partially separated from the milk; whey in which particles of the curd are floating.  [dāba]: must be classed with dafi = dapi,, puddle; dave = dape with the depel, puddle; small portion of liquid ( in a vessel). is doubtless dapi.

daver [dāvər],, 1) , to abate; diminish: a) of wind; de wind he, he quietened down. 2) , to calm; quieten; to calm a person who is in a temper; I him. . *dafra; davra and davrast, , to calm; to diminish, of storm, passion, illness,
 * b) of anger; hot temper;