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Rh, a useless person, is “deam”, contemptuous term for a girl.

dimm [dɩm],, to make or grow (somewhat) dark; to grow dusk, he’s , the darkness (the twilight) is falling. dimma,, to make dark; grow dusk. — [dɩm], , somewhat dark, dimmr, assimilates to dim.

dimma,, dimmek, and dimmer, , see ,

dimmer [dɩmər],, to darken, become nightfall =, “he doon de night.” For the final r, , darkness, $w$,, fog, and “-faced (*-faced?).”

dimm [dɩm]-hail,, successful haul of fish on a midsummer-night ; also of a good catch, good profit in general. and hail,, = haul.

dimmodali [dɩm·odā·li],, in the phrase “du’s been dee a d., you have been long (a good while) away. From an older *? See further under, , and,  influenced by ,

dimmriv [dɩm·rɩv·],, dawn in summer; also “-rivin”’. From ,, dusk, and , , clearing up;  riva,  ríva, , to tear, of weather: to clear up.

dimmset [dɩm·sɛt·],, nightfall in summer, the beginning of midsummer-night ., , and ,, transferred from “day-” ( dagsetr,, the close of day, sunset, see $2$).

dims,, see ,

dimska [de‘mska, də‘mska], , fog, bank of fog (in the distance), line of fog; der’r a d. upo (ower) de land, alang de horizon; misty vapour; der’r a d. gaun [‘going’] ut fae (frae) de sea; a d. i’ (upo) de sea. Also [de‘msk, də‘msk]. — [(de‘ms) də‘ms], light covering of clouds, haze; may be either an of  or derivative of *dism(a) with a later metathesis of to ;  disma,, dism, , light fog, heat-haze, haze ( dism,, dust).

din [dɩn], and, see.


 * din,, see under ,

dines-pit,, see ,

ding [dɩŋ],, proud, somewhat arrogant gait and bearing, tossing one’s head and swinging one’s body when walking; der’r a d. upo dee de day [‘to-day’]. *ding-. to be classed with the derived word ,

dingel [dɩŋgəl, deŋgəl],, to dangle; swing; to be shaken to and fro; also to walk waveringly, swingingly; to potter aimlessly about with various trifles, to geng (aboot). [de‘ŋkəl], to geng (pottering) aboot de hoose:  *dingla.

†dinol (?de-nol) [dinōl·],, to crush; smash to pieces.

dintel-rivlin [də‘ntəl-rɩvlɩn],, a brogue,, made of particularly thick, tanned hide. With dynta,, thick; stout; corpulent, and duntul, , small bundle.

dintel [de‘ntəl, dʌ‘ntəl]-tree, = -tree: a dibble. from *dynt-; and dyntr,, a push; thump; dint, with the “dyntill”, ; dint,,  duntul, “duntedl”, , pestle; churn-staff (R., doubtful).

dip [dɩp],, is dip, but sometimes used with following or in  in the sense of to bend oneself; sit down for a moment; dip dee doon! In a similar sense dyppa (duppa), duva,

dird [dɩrd],, feverish haste; der’r a d. upo dee de day [‘to-day’]. Doubtless to be classed with