An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language - LightNovelsOnl.com
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DEER-HAIR, DEERS-HAIR, _s._ Heath clubrush, S.
_Minstrelsy Border._
_To_ DEFAIK, _v. a._ To relax, to remit; Fr. _defalqu-er_.
_b.e.l.l.e.n.den._
_To_ DEFAILL, _v. n._ To wax feeble.
Fr. _defaill-er_.
_Wallace._
_To_ DEFAISE, _v. a._ To deduct.
_Acts Marie._
~Defaisance~, _s._
1. Excuse, subterfuge.
Fr. _defaite_, a s.h.i.+ft.
_Acts Ja. IV._
2. Defalcation, deduction.
_Acts Marie._
DEFAME, _s._ Infamy.
_Douglas._
DEFAWTYT, _part. pa._ Forfeited.
_Barbour._
Fr. _defaill-er_, to make a default.
_To_ DEFEND, _v. a._ To ward off.
Fr. _defend-re_, id.
_King's Quair._
_To_ DEFOUL, _v. a._
1. To defile.
_Douglas._
2. To dishonour.
_Gawan and Gol._
~Defowle~, _s._ Disgrace.
_Wyntown._
_To_ DEFOUND, _v. a._ To pour down.
Lat. _defund-o_.
_Douglas._
DEGEST, _adj._ Grave.
_Douglas._
Lat. _digest-us_.
~Degestlie~, _adv._ Sedately.
_Douglas._
DEGESTEABLE, _adj._ Concocted.
Fr. _digest-er_, to concoct.
_Wallace._
DEGYSIT, _part. pa._ Disguised.
_King's Quair._
Fr. _deguis-er_, to disguise.
