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134 dummi [dom(m)i],, deaf, hard of hearing, d. i’ de lugs; dumbr, dumbi, ; dumb, originally in a wider sense which can be deduced from the meanings preserved in the present Northern dialects; dumbur (dummur) and dumm, a) mute; b) deaf and dumb, in also inter alia, of sound: dull; faint, dumhøyrd, somewhat deaf; dumm, drowsy; also older dumm, deaf. — is also found in a more modern sense, stupid ( dumm); a d. fellow.

dump [do‘mp],, a thump; fall; a d. i’ de sea, commotion in the sea, = a [to‘mp] i’ de sea. dump,, a fall; precipitation; dumpa,, to thump. — [dᶎɩ‘mp] (for *?), of rough sea,  with short, choppy waves, a dj. i’ de sea, is possibly a parallel form to, ; also agitated sea of this kind, a dj. o’ a sea. It is hardly directly jump, with which doubtless is mingled. See further under ,

dump [do‘mp],, to thump; push, dumpa.


 * dumra (dwmra),, see *$1$.

dumsket,, see.

dun$1$ [dūn, dun],, down, the undermost fine, soft plumage of birds. dúnn,, down,

dun$2$ [dun],, fine dust, adhesive meal-dust (in grinding corn), = $1$ 1. See further $1$,

dunder [dondər], and more donder [dȯndər (dɔndər)],, a rumbling sound. dunder,,  — [dȯndri, dȯn··dəri·] is the name of a waterfall in “Gilla burn” in

dunder [dondər], and more donder [dȯndər (dɔndər)],, to rumble; crash. and  dundra, ,

dungel [doŋgəl] and dongel [dɔŋ - gel],, a lump; clod, sometimes: a) a clod of earth, =, sometimes: b) a barley- or oat-cake, a lump of dough for such a cake, unbaked “”; a bursten-d. (see, ). A form [doŋlin, doŋlɩn] is reported from in sense of “bursten-brøni”, a cake (brøni) made of bursten. — a  of *dung-; dunge, dungi,, a heap; pile.

dungel [doŋgəl],, to pelt with clods of earth,. From , CfCf. [sic] ,

dunger [dongər],, formation of misty clouds, covering the hill-tops; der’r a d. lyin’ ower [‘over’] de land. dungen,, a parallel form to “dunken”, damp; dyng- in “dyngvaad”, drenched. Forms with a k, such as , ,, , are more in than.

dunglaberri [doŋ··glabær·i], , a lump of dough, leaven, for making a cake ( a barley- or oat-cake, ). The first part of the  is, , ; the second part is berry,, applied in sense of a lump? perhaps another word, merged with “berry” (perhaps pirra,, a small object, steinpirra, a small stone).

dunk, dunka, dunker [do‘ŋk, -a, -ar],, mist or haze; drizzle. The forms are noted down in the places with various applications: a) damp fog, drizzle;, night- , night-mist; de night-d. is comin’ doon ; a (a little rain) ut o’ de mist ; a dense drizzle, ; b) very dense haze,  ; c) : tabu-word, used by fishermen at sea of rain; *dunk-. and  dunken,, damp (muggy, mouldy).  ,

dunker [do‘ŋkər],, a vessel (wooden vessel, made of staves),