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ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY
dìoghail, dìol, avenge, pay, Ir. díoghalaim, díolaim, O. Ir. dígal (n.), W., Cor. dial, *dê-galâ. See gal, valour, etc.
dìoghluim, glean, dìoghluim, a gleaning, Ir. díoghluim (n.): *ge-gluim; for gluim, see foghlum.
dìol, pay, Ir. díolam, M. Ir. dílaim; see dìoghail.
dìolan, illegitemate, M. G. diolain (M'V.), Ir. díolanlas, fornication (O'B.): *dílánamnas, "non-conjugium"? See lánain.
diomadh, discontent, pain, Ir. diomadh, diomdha; see diùmach.
diomarag, clover seed:
diomasach, proud, Ir. díomus, pride, M. Ir. díumus, pride, "too great measure": dí-od-mess, root mess of comus (Zimmer).
diombach, diombuidheach, displeased, Ir. diombuidheach, unthankful; from diom-, dim-, un-, and buidheach, thankful, q.v. Confused with diùmach, q.v.
diombuaidh, unsuccessfulness, diombuan, transitory: negative compounds of buaidh and buan, q.v.
dìomhain, idle, Ir. díomhaoin, O. Ir. dímáin; from dí- and maoin, "office-less"; see maoin.
dìomhair, secret; see diamhair.
dìon, protection, Ir. díon, E. Ir. dín, g. dína, *dênu-; root dhê, set?
diong, match, equal, pay, E. Ir. dingbain, ward off, dingbála, worthy: *din-gab, "off-give". See gabh.
diongmhalta, perfect, Ir. díongmhalta, perfect, sure. See diong above.
dionnal, a shot, fight; see deannal.
diorachd, ability (H.S.D.): Cf. Ir. dír, proper, *dêr.
dìorras, vehemence, vehement anger; see diarras.
diosd, a jump, kick with the heels (Dialectic); from Sc. jisk, caper.
dìosg, barren, dìosgadh, barrenness, not giving milk, Ir. díosc, díosg: dī-sesc-; see seasg. For its composition, see déirc.
diosg, a dish; from Lat. discus, Norse diskr, Ag. S. disc, Eng. dish.
dìosgan, a creaking or gnashing noise, Ir. díosgán. See gìosgan.
dìot, a meal, dìot mhór, dinner, M. Ir. diet, diit, E. Ir. díthait; from Lat. diaeta, Eng. diet; dithit, feast during day (Meyer), dithait (ǐ) (Táin).
dìpin, a deepening (in a net), a certain measure of a net; from Sc. deepin, a net, Eng. deep.
dìr, ascend; curtailed from dìrich.
dìreach, strait, Ir. díreach, O. Ir. dírech, *dê-reg, root reg, stretch; Lat. rego, directus, Eng. direct, etc. The root is found also in éirigh, rach, etc. Hence dìrich, straighten, ascend.
dis, susceptible to cold, Ir. dís, poor, miserable, E. Ir. diss, dis, weak, *de-sti-? Root sta.
