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dird, dirdan, dirdan, dirdem, dirder, dirdie, dirdin, dirdit, dirdum, dirdy, dog-dirder, dug-dirder, durdum, hirdum-dirdum,
dird [dɪrd, dʌrd]
n. A hard blow, a knock. A sharp or stunning fall, a bump, a bounce, romp. A flourish, bounce in walking. NN.b. A fuss, feverish haste.
adv. With a bang or bump.
v. To push or thrust violently, to bump, to bang or dump down. To bump, bounce, jolt, to fall heavily.
pt. pp. dirdit
Compounds and phrases etc.
dirdin: An onslaught.
dirdum, dirdy: A noise, uproar, an altercation, a fuss. Blame, punishment, a scolding, retribution. Bad temper, ill-humour. A heavy stroke or blow, a violent push. Ironically: an achievement, a great deed.
dug-dirder: A dog-breaker, kennel-attendant.
hirdum-dirdum [ˈdɪrdəm, ˈdʌrdəm]: n. Uproar, noisy mirth or revelry adv. Topsy-turvy.
daddy-lochraig, dardy-lochrag, dardy-lochraig, dirdy-lochrag, dirdy-lochraig, dirdy-wachlag, dirdy-wachle, dirdy-waflag, dirdy-wauchles, dirly-lochrag, dirty-locherag, dordie-lochran, dordy-wachlag, dordy-wachle,
dirdy-lochrag [NN.b. ˈdɪrdi lɔxrəg]
also dirdy-waflag NN.b. a newt, a lizard and dirdy-wauchles NN.b. a newt.
dire, direfu, direfu$,
dire [daɪr]
adj. Dire.
Compounds and phrases etc.
direfu [-fə S. -fɛ, -fɪ, EC. -fe, WC. -fɑ, N. -fɛ, U. I. -fu]: Direful.
direc, direck, direct, director, thereck, thereckly,
direct [dɪˈrɛk(t)]
adv. Directly.
v. To direct.
pt. pp. directit
Compounds and phrases etc.
direction: Direction. pl. directions
directionless: Directionless.
director: Director.
indirect: Indirect(ly).
dairgie, dargie, derdgie, dergie, dirge, dirgie, dirgy, dragie, draidgie, draidgy, draigie, draigy, dredgie, dredgy, dregie, dregy, drigie, drudgy,
dirge [ˈdɪrdʒ, ˈdɛrdʒ]
n. A dirge, a funeral feast.
dim. dirgie
dirk, durk,
dirk [dɪrk, dʌrk]
n. A short dagger.
v. To stab or thrust (with a dirk).
dirken, dorkan,
dirken [ˈdɪrkən]
n. A fir-cone used in smoking fish.
dirl, dirled, dirler, dirlin, dirlin$, dirll, dirlt, dirrlin, durler, durlin, durling,
dirl [dɪrl, dʌrl]
n. A blow or knock which causes the person or thing struck to dirl, a shock, jar, jolt, clatter. The pain occasioned by such a blow, a tingling sensation, a thrill. A tremulous or vibratory motion usually accompanied by a sharp noise, a clatter or rattle.
also adv.
v. To pierce, to cause to tingle with emotion or pain. To cause to vibrate, to shake. Implying sound, or motion: to vibrate, shake, rattle, reverberate. To emit a ringing sound when struck. To move with the wind, to whirl or birl. To thrill, quiver, tingle with emotion, pain or cold. To act, move or work quickly or energetically. To recite, sing, play continuously, to reel off.
pt. pp. dirlt, dirled
Compounds and phrases etc.
dirler: S. SW. A tingling blow, a keen frost. MN. A chamber pot.
dirlin [ˈdɪrlɪn]: Tingling, throbbing, vibrating.
dir, dirr, dirri, dirrie, dirry, dur, durr, durrie, durry,
dirr [I.Ork. dɪr, I.Sh. S. dʌr]
n. A humming sound.
adj. Benumbed, devoid of feeling.
v. To vibrate, quiver, tingle.
Compounds and phrases etc.
dirrie: MN. The ash on top of a pipe. I.Sh. The storm petrel Hydrobates pelagicus
dirrt, dirt, dirten, dirtie, dirty, dortan, drit, durt, durten, durtie, durty,
dirt [dɪrt, dʌrt]
n. Dirt. A contemptuous term for a person.
v. To dirty. To befoul, void excrement.
dirty:
adj. Siled by dirt.
dirten [ˈdɪrtən, ˈdʌrtən]
adj. Dirtied, filthy, soiled with excrement, mean, contemptible, conceited, disdainful.
v. To make dirty.
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