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ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY

diùlt, refuse, Ir. diúltaim, E. Ir. díultaim, O. Ir. díltuch, refusing, doríltiset, negaverunt, *di-îlt (Thu.). Zimmer suggests the root of Lat. lateo, lurk, Stokes gives *de-laudi ("Celt. Dec."), and Ascoli hesitates between *di-la- (la, throw, Gr. ἐλαúνω) and *di-shlond. Possibly an active form of till, return. díltud, v.n. of do-sluindi.

diùmach, displeased, Ir. díomdhach, M. Ir. dímdach, dimmdach: *dim-med-, root med, mind, as in meas.

dleas, dleasnas, duty, Ir. dlisdeanas, legality, E. Ir. dlestanas (do.), *dlixo-, *dḷg-so-, right; see dligheadh.

dligheadh, law, right, Ir. dlígheadh, O. Ir. dliged, W. dyled, dled, debt, *dligeto-n, Cor. dylly, debere, Br. dle, debt, *dḷgô, I owe; Got. dulgs; Ch.Sl dlugu (do.).

dlo, a handful of corn, dlò (M'L., M'E.), Ir. dlaoigh, a lock of hair or anything, E. Ir. dlai, a wisp; cf. W. dylwf, wisp, and Lat. floccus?

dluigheil, handy, active (Dial.), Ir. dlúigh, active (O'B.), M. Ir. dluigh, service, E. Ir. dluig, service, *dlogi-; same root as dligheadh.

dlùth, close, Ir. dlúth, E. Ir. dlúith, O. Ir. dlútai, (pl.), dlúthe, adhaerendi, *dluti-. Cf. Gr. θλάω, crush. dru?

dlùth, the warp of a web, Ir., O.Ir dlúth, stamen, W. dylif (*dlû-mi-?; from the above root (dlû).

do, to, Ir. do, O. Ir. do, du, Cor. dhe, O. Br. do, Br. da; Eng. to, Ag. S. , Ger. zu; Lat. -do (endo, indu); Gr. -δε. Stokes derives the prep do from the verbal particle do, to. See the next word.

do, a verbal particle denoting "to, ad", Ir. do, O. Ir. do-, du-, also to-, when it carries the accent (e.g. dobiur, I give, *do-bérô, but tabair, give, *tó-bere; W. du-, dy-, y. Cf. Gat. du, to prep. and prefix, for *þu?

do, thy, Ir. do, O. Ir. do, du, W. dy, E.W. teu, Cor. dhe, Br.da, *tovo; Lat. tuus; Skr. táva, etc. See tu.

do-, du-, prefix of negative quality, Ir. do-, dó-, O. Ir. do-, du-, *dus-; Skr. dus-; Gr. δυσ-; Got. taz-, Ger. zer-. Its opposite is so, q.v. Following the analogy of so, it aspirates the consonants though originally it ended in s.

dobair, a plasterer (M'D.), Ir. dóbadóir, W. dwbiwr; from M. Eng. dauber, Eng. daub.

dòbhaidh, boisterous: *du-vati-, root vet, as in onfhadh, q.v.

dobhar, water, Ir. dobhar, E. Ir. dobur, W. dwfr, Cor. dofer, Br. dour, Gaul. dubrum, *dubro-n, *dub-ro-, root dub, deep, as in domhain, q.v. Cf. Lit. dumblas, mire, Lett. dubli (do.); Lit. duburys, a place with springs, dumburýs; Ger tümpel, a deep