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of dusky colour; see duska, sb., and cf. Eng. dusk, dusky, adj.

†dust [dust (dost)] and †dost [dȯst], sb., a dull, heavy thump or blow. Conn. Deriv. of dus, sb. Cf. Eng. *dowst, sb., a blow in the face, L.Sc. dyst, doist (doyst), sb., a thud; dull fall, and Shetl. duster¹, sb.

duster¹ [dustər (dostər)] and doster¹ [dȯstər], sb., a sudden squall of wind; the dull sound of a gust of wind; a d. o’ wind. Conn. Cf. Sw. dial. dust, m., wind; puff of wind (dust 3, Ri.). No. dysta, f., a squall (R.), L.Sc. doister, dystar, sb., a storm from the sea.

duster² [dostər] and doster² [dåstər (dɔstər), dȯstər], sb., a quarrel; angry dispute; dey’re [‘they have’] had a d.; de(r) wer’ [‘there was’] a d. atween dem. Freq. in the expr. “to shak’ a d.”, to wrangle; dispute angrily; dey’re [‘they have’] shaken a d. U. The use of the verb “shak’” (shake) in association with “duster, doster”, indicates the verb to be connected with No. dusta, vb., to dust; sweep, also inter alia to tumble about, and dysta, vb., to raise dust; shake in something. On the other hand, there is doubtless also a conn. with No. and Sw. dial. dust, m., Da. dyst, c., a struggle; quarrel, O.Sw. dyst (dost, döst), m., a din; crash.

dwal [dwāl] and dwali [dwāli, dwali], sb., 1) a light slumber; a nap. 2) a short lull in rough weather; dwal: Conn.; dwali: Nm^w.; a d. i’ de wadder [‘weather’]; he made a dwali for de time, there was a lull in the storm for a time (Nm^w.). 3) stillness of tide immediately before it turns; calm sea at change of tide; he’s a dwali; Nm^w. — Icel. dvali, m., Sw. dvala, f., Da. dvale, a light sleep; state of rest; No. dval, m., and dvala, f., a short break between squalls of wind, a lull (O.N. dvǫl and dvala, f., hesitation; delay).

dwal [dwāl], vb., 1) to sleep light-

ly; to fall into a light slumber, to d. ower [‘over’], d. ower asleep (Uⁿ.). 2) to abate, calm for a moment, of rough weather; he’s dwald a bit; in this sense more common as a substantive, see prec. — Deriv. of dwal, sb. O.N. dvala, vb., to delay, = dvelja, is different.

dwamer, sb. and vb., see dwarm.

dwang [dwaŋ], sb., a piece of wood, log of wood (doubtless orig. for fastening something); in a special sense: a wedge. Reported from De. in the sense of a log of wood, from N. in the sense of a wedge. Cf. No. tveng, m., a) a strap; b) a small piece of wood with which the iron of a joiner’s plane is fastened; O.N. þvengr, m., a strap; latchet. “dwang” in L.Sc. designates a lever. For the change þ > d in Shetl. see Introd. V (also N.Spr. VII), § 36.

dwarg [dwarg], sb., 1) haste; speed; to geng wi’ a d.; he guid [‘went’] wi’ a d. upon him; Nm. 2) a) a passing shower, usually with wind; a light shower passing at a distance; Nm., De. occas., L.; b) a heavy, passing shower (Uⁿ.), a d. o’ a shooer [‘shower’]; he “is on” a d., a shower is on (Uⁿ.); c) a light shower (Y^m.). dwarek [dwarək], a passing shower (De. occas.). — Besides dwarg, the forms darg [darg] and dwerg [dwærg, dwɛrg (dwerg)] are also found in Unst; darg is used in the foll. senses: a) a burst; rush, he cam wi’ a d., he came rushing (Uⁿ.); b) a violent, passing shower (U^s.). dwerg is: a) = dwarg 2 b (thus, in Uⁿ.: dwɛrg, dwerg); b) = darg b (thus, in U^s.: dwærg). — No. dorg, f., run; speed.

dwarg [dwarg], vb., to move speedily, esp. of a passing squall (Nm.); de shooer [‘shower’] guid [‘went’] dwargin ower [‘over’] de sky. Sw. dial. dårga, vb., to rush off; Icel. dorga, vb., to chase; strive (also: to fish