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108 djarf [dᶎa‘rf],, (bold,) hardy; fearless; not afraid the dark. Parallel form: [tᶊa‘rf] , by hardening of to. [dᶎa‘rfi]:  — Sometimes used as a substantive: a , a bold person (not afraid the dark). — djarfr,, hardy; bold; courageous.

djeld,, see under ,

djimp,, see ,

djimp [dᶎɩ‘mp],, to pound, thrust or press down; to stamp, trample down, to d. doon [‘down’]. . Hardly direct from jump, because some of the senses, in which is used, deviate too widely; an * and the same word as dimpa,, to fall down heavily; also to thump; pound (dompa, dimpa); dumpa, , to beat; pound. For a development of sound di- > dji [dᶎɩ]- in see ,, and , and   may have been affected by jump. —, , differs from the word here treated.

djolg, djolger (djölger),, see , ,

djolk [dᶎå‘lk],, see ,

djoll [dᶎȯl],, lump; thick, round figure, a d. o’ a ox, a stubby ox, a d. o’ wood, a shapeless piece of wood. for dall,, dalla and , , a lump; round figure.
 * , * [*dȯᶅ] from *dull-.

down in the phrase: “du’s made a d. o’ yon ane (yon corn-sheaf)”, you have made that sheaf much too large. Compounded word. uncertain.
 * djordafill [djȯr··dafɩl·],, noted

djub [dᶎūb] and more rarely djup [dᶎup],, depth; depths of the sea; deep morass, a deep d.; a blue d., a very deep place in the sea, = bládjúp,, "bottomless depth in the sea” (Fr.). :  : In a few places :  [tᶊūb, tᶊô$ə$b]. In  “de ” is preserved as the fishermen’s tabu-name (sea-term) for the ocean; the sea, for deep-sea fishing-grounds. In   [tᶊô$ə$b] is  used of a muddy hollow in the sea-bottom, a spot where little or no fish is to be had; dey were fa’en [‘fallen’] intill a  or guttery (muddy) hole. —  djúp, , depth; depths of the sea; in poetry also ocean.

djubek [dᶎobək],, a small, undeveloped ling (fish). a (*dýpingr, *djúpingr) from djúp,, , , depths of the sea.

djur$1$ [dᶎūr, dᶎū$ə$r],, animal; head of cattle; I ha’e no a d., I do not own a single beast. a auld d., an old ewe. In  of a horse., cattle,  cattle kept in the out-field. Sometimes “de ” means the horses, the horses in the out-field, in contrast to “de baess”, the cows, the cattle, djúr or *djór. Norse djúr = dýr,, an animal; djór,  djur.

djur$2$ [dᶎū$ə$r],, "brick”, excellent fellow, , ironically in address to persons. A mingling of $n$ [djúr, *djór], animal; beast, and either ON.O.N. [sic] dýrr, , dear; valuable; costly, or a substantive prefixed by “dýr-” ( dýrgripr, , treasure,  dýrmenni, , an excellent man)?

djutt [dᶎut],, to walk slowly with heavy steps, to tramp, to geng ower de face o’ de eart’. dutta (dytta),, to stamp, dutta,, to touch; nudge gently.

do [dō (dɔ̄)],, strength; energy; activity and perseverance in working; der’r nae [‘no’] in him. Also sometimes of objects: solidity; durability; quality; der’r nae in (atill)