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No. didra, dirra, vb., to vibrate; shake. dirdom [dɩrdom], sb., is used almost in the same sense; to be in a d., to be in a great hurry (N.I.); but this is really L.Sc. dirdum, uproar; tumult, etc., and Eng. dial. durdum, sb., which in Shetl. has been affected in meaning by words such as dirr, dirl — see the foll. articles.

dird [dɩrd], vb., to stamp, to d. de feet, to stamp with the feet. Conn. Occas. also to trample something down (Sa.). Parallel form to dart, vb. Poss. an orig. *derta; cf. No. derta, vb., to step lightly, as a parallel form to “darta” and Shetl. dertek, sb. L.Sc. dird, sb., a stroke. — djird, vb., = jird, differs from dird.

dirdel, djirdel [dᶎɩrdəl], vb., to shake; swing; de bog is djirdlin under me. Sa. Hardly the same word as the common dirl, vb.; more prob. for *dilder (*djilder) by metathesis of r and l, = No. dildra, vb., inter alia, to shake; tremble (R.). For the development di- > dji [dᶎɩ]- cf. e.g. digel > djigel, vb., and dikel > djikel, sb. and vb.

dirl, dirrel [dɩrəl, derəl, dərəl], sb., vibration; swinging; trembling or shaking movement, to set onyting in a d.; shake; push, to get a d.; quick movement; bustle; to be in (upon) a d., to bustle away or about; he cam’ wi’ a d., a) he came rushing along (in a heedless manner); b) of the wind: it came with a sudden gust (so that everything shook) (Sa.). Also applied to a dangling object, something trailing behind one in walking; kwatna [‘what’] d. is yon [‘that’], (at) du has behint dee? (Sa.). *dirl (vibration; shaking); No. dirl, n., something dangling or swinging. See dirl, vb.

dirl, dirrel [dɩrəl, derəl, dərəl], vb., to vibrate; shake; dangle; swing; to come dirlin behint, to come dang-

ling behind (Sa.). No. and Fær. dirla, vb., id.

dirlet [(dɩrlet) dərlət], adj., that walks carelessly, swinging and bobbing; a d. body. Du. *dirlóttr. See dirl, dirrel, sb. and vb.

dirr [dɩrr, dərr], sb., vibration; trembling; vibrating sound. *dirr. See dird, sb.

dirr [dɩrr, dərr], vb., to vibrate; tremble; quake. *dirra (*diðra). See dird, sb.

dirridu [dərr··idū·], sb., stormy petrel (bird). Nm^w. (Esh.). The first part of the compd. dirri may poss. be classed with No. dirl, n., and dirle, m., slender figure; nimble person, derla, f., inter alia: wagtail (bird); cf. “doðr-” in O.N. doðrkvisa, f., a certain bird (S.E.). The second part is prob. O.N. dúfa, f., dove.

†dist [dɩst (däist)] and †distin [dɩstɩn], sb., a light threshing of corn; to gi’e de corn a d., to thresh the corn lightly; thresh some corn (to give to the cows). Conn. Poss. to be referred to L.Sc. dyst, sb., a dull blow. See further dus, sb. and vb., and dust, sb.

†dist [dɩst], vb., to beat a little, thresh the corn lightly, to d. op [‘up’]; d. op twa [‘two’] sheaves! thresh some corn, e.g. two sheaves (to give to the cows)! Conn. *dysta? See further dist, sb., dus, sb. and vb., and dust, sb.

ditti [dətti, dəti]-bag, sb., a small bag for keeping trifles, esp.: a) a bag with trifles, belonging to a woman’s occupation; Y.; Fe. b) fisherman’s bag (with materials for repairing minor damages to a fishing-line); Esh., Nm^w. c) sailor’s bag; U^wg. (“forsin-bag”, of a boat-fisherman’s bag). — ditti- is prob. to be classed with No. dytta, vb., to potter; busy oneself with trifles.

divlek [dɩvlək], sb., a large, unshapely piece of bread, cake (brøni, bannock). Uⁿ. Either for *dilvek and