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hide oneself in a fairy-hat; he cuist [pronounced kjøst; past tense of “cast”] a d. ower him (himself), he cuist him op in (c. h. intill) a d.; to sit in a d., to feign illness (N.I.), to sulk (Yⁿ., etc.); he laid him op wi’ a d., he lay down refusing to work (feigning illness). 2) somewhat differing in sense, as: a) he’s cassen (casten) a d. upon him, he is dirty and carelessly dressed (Fe.); b) de creature is turned d., the beast has lost its condition and good appearance (Y^h.) — dolhoit, in the last expr., is used adjectivally. — O.N. dulhǫttr, m., a hat or hood to put on in order to conceal one’s identity.

doli [dōli, dō^əli], sb., soft (muddy or sandy) hollow in the sea-bottom, esp. of a bad fishing-ground. Sometimes also dwali [dwāli]. Nm^w. O.N. dœl, f., a small dale; depression in the landscape (No. døl, f.).

dolk [dȯ‘lk], sb., a big, bulky person; a big great d. Du. No. dolg, m., lump; indolent person, and dolk, m., a slack, indolent lout.

dollek¹ [dȯlək, dȯᶅək (dɔ̇ᶅek)], sb., a big, clumsy being or object; Du. [dȯlək]; N.I., etc. [dȯᶅək (dɔ̇ᶅək)]; a d. o’ a wife [‘woman’] (N.I.); a d. [dȯᶅək] o’ a brøni, a thick, lumpy cake (Wh.). Besides dollek a form dullek [dolək] is reported from Uⁿ. in sense of a stout clumsily-built woman. No. dulla (dylla), f., a round-ish figure. See the foll. dollek.

dollek² [dȯᶅək (dɔ̇ᶅək)], sb., a bucket, pail. Uⁿ., Yⁿ. Now rare. — dudla [dodla], dudlek [dodlək] and dudlin [dudlin, dodlɩn]: Fo. (partly obs.); cf. *vats(a)-dudlin. — Orig. doubtless the same word as dollek¹. — *dulla, *dylla; Fær. dylla (“didla”), f., a small milk-pail. No. dull, dyll, m., and dylla, f., a pail. The form dudlin = *dulla-n with the def. art. Other forms for bucket, water-pail

are: a) fodek (fedek), q.v., and b) most comm.: dafek [dafək], from Gael. dabhach, large tub; brewing-vat.

dolos, do-less [dōləs, dō^ələs, (-lɛs, -les)], adj., slow; inactive; wanting in energy and ability. Comm. dwolos, dwo-less [dwōləs, -les]: Fo. O.N. dáðlauss, adj., lacking in deeds (good capacity, energy of action; ability). See do, sb. “dø (du)-less” differs slightly from “do-less”; see dølos, dø-less, adj.

dolra-mist, sb., see dala-reek, sb.

dolsket [dȯ‘lskət] and dolsi [dȯ‘lsi], adj., foolish; half-witted. Nm^w. (Esh.). O.N. dœlskr, adj., foolish; silly. With dolsi cf. L.Sc. dulse, adj., dull; heavy.

dolt, sb., see dult, sb.

dom [dōm, dō^əm], sb., slight mist in fine, warm weather-, haze-, heat-haze, a misty d., a fine wadder-d. Burra. *þám (*dám-?). Icel. þám, n., dark, misty atmosphere in a thaw; Fær. tám, n., haze; No. taam, n., dimness of the atmosphere; drizzly covering of clouds. For the change þ > d in Shetl. Norn see Introd. V (also N.Spr. VII), § 36. Note, however, No. daame, m., with d, in sense of a veil of clouds; dimness of the atmosphere, from “daam”, adj., dark; dim.

doma [dōma], sb., prop. sensation, sense-impression, applied to taste or smell, only noted down in a phrase, belonging to fishermen’s tabu-language (sea-term): “der’r nae [‘no’] d. on de fish”, the fish will not bite, (really: the fish have neither taste nor smell). Also duma [dūma]. Fo. *dám-, *dǫ́m-. O.N. dámr, m., taste; No. daam, m., effect on the senses; taste; smell, etc.

domba, sb., see dumba, sb.

dombet, adj., see dumbet, adj.

domlaw, vb., see *dumlaw, dwmlaw, vb.

*domra¹, sb., fine which is paid for non-compliance with a judgement or for absence from court.