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ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY
dall, blind, Ir., E. Ir. dall, W., Br. dall, Cor. dal, *dvalno-, I. E. dhvḷ-no-; Got. dvals, foolish, Eng. dull; Lat. fallo, cheat (= dhalnó); Gr. θολερός, turbid. Hence inter alia, dallag, a field shrew, a mole, Ir. dallóg.
dallanach, a winnowing fan; from dall.
dalma, bold, forward, obstinate: "vigorous"?, root dhḷ in duille.
dalta, foster-son, god-son, O. G. dalta (Bk.of Deer), Ir. dalta, O. Ir. dalte, *daltaio-s, root dhê, dhêl, suck; Gr. θῆλυς, female; Lat. fêlo, suck, femina; etc. (Stokes, Strachan). See deoghail. It has been usual to refer dalta to the root al of altram, the d being considered as the remains of de, the prepositional prefix (*de-altjo-s).
dàm, a dam; from the Eng.
dàmais, draughts, bord dàmais, draught board; from the Sc. dams, dambrod, Ger. dambrett, from Fr. dame, dame, draughts, Lat. domina.
damh, ox, stag, so Ir., O. Ir. dam, Cor. da, dama, M. Br. dauat, sheep, Br. danvad, sheep, demm, roe, *damo-s; Lat. dâma, damma, deer; Gr. δαμάλης, a stier, δάμαλις, a calf; Skr. damya, untamed stier. Allied is Eng. tame, Lat. domare, Eng. domestic, etc.
dàmhair, rutting time; for damh-dhàir, from damh and dàir (H.S.D.).
dàmhair (H.S.D.), damhair (Sh., Arm.), earnest, keen:
damhan-allaidh, spider, Ir. damhán-alla, O. Ir. damán n-allaid (g.pl.), "wild little deer"; see damh and allaidh.
damnadh, cursing, condemnation, so Ir., M. Ir. damnad; from Lat. damnatio.
dàn, fate, destiny, Ir. dán; cf. M. Ir. dán, gift, W. dawn, gift, talent, Lat. dônum, root dó, Gr. δίδωμι, give, Skr. dâ, give.
dàn, a poem, Ir. dán, song, O. Ir. dán, g. dáno, ars. *dâsnu-, root dâs, know; Gr. δήνεα, plans, arts, δαήμον, skilful; Ch. Sl. danhanh, wisdom; Skr. damsána, miracle (Stokes).
dàn, bold, Ir. dána, O. Ir. dáne, dána, *dâsnavo-s, from the root of dán above (Stokes).
danns, dance (thou), dannsa, damhsa, a dance, Ir. damhsa, W. dawns; from the Eng.
dao, obstinate, O. Ir. doe, g. doi, tardus, *dausio-s; Ag. S. dysig, foolish, Eng. dizzy, O. H. G. tusîc, stultus, Ger. thor, foolish (Stokes, Windisch).
daobhaidh, wicked, perverse (Heb.); see dao.
daoch, strong dislike, horror, daochan, anger (Sh.):
daoi, wicked, a wicked man, Ir. daoi, a wicked or foolish person; opposite of saoi (with do-, *du-), which see for root.
