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A Glossary of the Scots Dialect |
| Dad | daddie, father. |
| Daddie | father. |
| Daes't | dazed. |
| Daez't | dazed. |
| Daffin | merriment. |
| Daft | foolish. |
| Dails | deals of wood. |
| Daimen | occaisional. |
| Daimen-icker | odd ear of grain. |
| Dam | water. |
| Damie | woman. |
| Dang | knocked, punched. |
| Danton | to subdue. |
| Darena | dare not. |
| Darg | labor, task, a day's work. |
| Darklins | darkling. |
| Daud | a lump, to knock. |
| Daudin' | knocking. |
| Daunder | saunter. |
| Dauntingly | bravely. |
| Daunton | to daunt. |
| Daur | to dare. |
| Daur't | dared. |
| Daurg | day's work. |
| Daurna | to dare not. |
| Daut | to dote on. |
| Davie's | King David's/ |
| Daviely | spiritless. |
| Daw | to dawn upon. |
| Dawds | lumps. |
| Dawtingly | prettily, caressingly. |
| Dawtit | doted upon. |
| Dead | death. |
| Dead-sweer | very reluctant. |
| Deave | to deafen. |
| Deil | devil. |
| Deil-haet | nothing (Devil have it). |
| Deil-ma-care | Devil may care. |
| Deils | devils. |
| Deleeret | delirious, mad. |
| Deleerit | delirious. |
| Delvin | delving. |
| Dern'd | hid. |
| Descrive | to describe. |
| Desrevin't | deserving of it. |
| Deuk | a duck. |
| Devel | a stunning blow. |
| Diddle | to fiddle. |
| Differ | difference. |
| Dight | cleaned away. |
| Din | dun colored. |
| Ding | to surpass. |
| Dink | neat, trim. |
| Dinna | do not. |
| Dirl | a thrilling blow. |
| Diz'n | dizzen, dozen. |
| Dizzen | a dozen. |
| Dochter | daughter. |
| Doited | stupified. |
| Donsie | stupid. |
| Doo | pigeon. |
| Dooked | ducked. |
| Dool | sorrow. |
| Doolfu' | doleful, sorrowful. |
| Dorty | saucy, sullen. |
| Douce | modest, gentle; grave, sober. |
| Doucely | soberly. |
| Doudl'd | dandled. |
| Doudled | dandled. |
| Dought | could. |
| Dought(pret | of dow), could. |
| Douked | ducked. |
| Doup | backside, bottom. |
| Doup-skelper | bottom-smacker. |
| Dour | stubborn. |
| Dour-doure | stubborn, obstinate; cutting. |
| Dow | can do. |
| Dowf | dowff, dull. |
| Dowff | pitiful, dull. |
| Dowie | despondent. |
| Dowilie | drooping. |
| Downa | cannot do. |
| Downa-do(cannotdo) | lack of power. |
| Doylt | stupid, stupefied. |
| Doytin | bumbling, walking stupidly. |
| Dozen'd | torpid, numbed. |
| Dozin | torpid. |
| Draigl't | draggled. |
| Draiglit | draggled. |
| Drant | prosing. |
| Drants | sullen fits. |
| Drap | a drop, a small quantity. |
| Drappie | a drop, a small quantity [dim of Drap]. |
| Drapping | dropping. |
| Draunting | drawling, slow takling. |
| Dree | to endure. |
| Dreeping | dripping. |
| Dreigh | tedious. |
| Dribble | drizzle. |
| Driddle | to fiddle badly, to "noodle". |
| Drift | a drove, the main group. |
| Droddum | the breech. |
| Drone | bagpipes· |
| Droop-rumpl't | that drops at a horse's rump. |
| Drouk | to drench. |
| Droukit | wet, drenched. |
| Drouth | thirst. |
| Drouthy | thirsty. |
| drunken. | |
| Druken | drunken. |
| Drumlie | muddy, turbid. |
| Drumly | muddy |
| Drummock | uncooked mix of meal and water. |
| Drunt | pet, sullen humor. |
| Dry | thirsty. |
| Dub | puddle. |
| Duddie | ragged; garment (dim. of Dud). |
| Duddies | dim. of duds, rags. |
| Duds | garments. |
| Dung | beaten, exhausted. |
| Dunt | a blow, a knock. |
| Dunted | beaten. |
| Dunts | blows. |
| Durk | dirk. |
| Dusht | pushed. |
| Dwalling | dwelling. |
| Dwalt | dwelt. |
| Dyke | a fence (of stone or turf), a wall. |
| Dyvor | disreputable fellow. |
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