Daft
adj. apt, fit, SkD (p. 799); deft, fit, mild, gentle, innocent, foolish, MD; daffe, a fool, S2, PP; deffe, obtusus, agrestis, Prompt.; defte, dat., S.—AS. dæft.

Dafte-like
adv. fittingly; deftly, MD; defly, MD; dafftelike, S.

Dage
sb. pl. days, S; see Day.

Dagen
v. to become day, S; see Dawen.

Dagge
sb. a jag of cloth, Prompt., MD, HD, CM; dagges, pl. jagged edges, PP.

Daggen
v. to pierce, to notch, to jag, to cut at the edges, MD, PP, SkD (p. 150), CM, HD; daggyn, fractillo, Prompt.; daggyde, pp., Prompt.—Cp. ODu. daggen, to stab. See Jagge.

Dagger
sb. dagger, pugio, CM; daggar, Voc.; daggare, Prompt.

Daghynge
sb. dawning, H; see Dawing.

Dagoun
sb. a jag of a blanket, CM; dagon, HD. See Daggen.

Daheð
sb. dawn; daheðes, gen., S. See Dawen.

Dai
sb. day, S, W; see Day.

Dai-gang
sb. day’s journey, S2.

Dai-liht
sb. daylight, MD; dai-liȝt, S.

Dai-rawe
sb. day-break, MD.

Dai-red
sb. the flush of morn, MD.

Dai-rime
sb. the edge of dawn, MD; dai-rim, S.—AS. dæg-rima.

Dai-sterre
sb. day-star, S, W2; day-sterre, PP.—AS. dæg-steorra, morning-star.

Dal-neominde
pr. p. as sb. partaker, sharer, S.—OMerc. dœl-niomend, Ps. 118. 63 (VP.).

Dale
sb. dale, valley, S, PP; dele, S; dalen, dat., S; dales, pl., MD; deales, MD.—AS. dæl: Goth. dal; see Sievers, 49.

Dalf
pt. s. dug, W; see Deluen.

Daliaunce
sb. talk, C, C2, C3; daliance, MD.—AF. daliaunce, interference.

Dalien
v. to talk, Prompt.; dalye, to play and sport, Palsg., MD.—AF. dayler, to dally.

Dalte
pt. s. dealt, G; see Deelen.

Damage
sb. damage, loss, Prompt., MD; domage, S3.—AF. damage (also OF. damage); Late Lat. *damnaticum, from Lat. damnum.

Dame
sb. dame, lady, dam, S, C3, MD; dam, MD.—AF. dame; Lat. domina.

Damesele
sb. damsel, S, W2, MD; damoysele, C.—AF. damoysele; Late Lat. domicella, for *dominicella; see Constans.

Dan
sb. a title of respect placed before personal names, MD, C2, CM; danz, MD; daun, MD, CM; dene, S3.—OF. danz, dans; Lat. dominus; in oblique case OF. dam; Lat. dominum, see Bartsch and Roland.

Dang
pt. s. beat, S3; see Dyngen.

Dar
1 pr. s. I dare, MD; dear, MD; der, MD; darst, 2 pr. s., S, C3; dærst, MD; derst, MD; dar, pr. s., MD, C2, C3, P; durren, pl., MD; duren, S; doren, W; durre, pr. subj. s., MD; pl., S; durste, pt. subj. s., S; durst, MD, P; durste, pl., S; dorste, S, S2, C2; dorst, S2, P; durren, v., MD.—AS. dear, I dare, 2 pr. s. dearst, pl. durron, subj. durre, pt. s. dorste.

Dare
adj. dark, S; see Derk.

Darked
pt. s. lay hid, S; see Derken.

Darklyng
adv. in the dark, S3, Sh.

Dasewen
v. to be dim, MD; daswen, C3; dasewide, pt. s., W2.—Cp. E. daze.

Daun
sb. a title of respect, CM; see Dan.

Daunger
sb. absolute control, power, also difficulty, MD, PP, C; daungere, refusal, denial, S3; power to harm, PP.—OF. dangier, dongier, power, lordship, refusal, danger, (Bartsch); Late Lat. *dominiarium, from Lat. dominium, see Brachet.

Daungerous
adj. haughty, difficult to please, MD, C2, C.

Daunten
v. to force, tame, MD, S2, S3, P.—AF. danter, OF. donter (F. dompter); Lat. domitare.

Daw
sb. day, S2; see Day.

Daw
sb. dew, S; see Dew.

Dawen
v. to become day, C2, PP, Prompt., Palsg., MD, JD; dagen, S, Prompt.; daȝede, pt. s., MD.—AS. dagian.

Dawing
sb. dawning, S3; dagheynge, H; daghynge, H.

Dawnen
v. to dawn, Prompt.

Dawning
sb. dawning, MD; dawenynge, C.

Day
sb. day, SkD; dæi, S; dai, S, W (1 Cor.4. 3); daȝȝ, S; dei, S; dæies, gen., S; deies, S; phr.: be dæies, by day, S; now a dayes, C2; daie, dat., S; daw, S2; daȝes, pl., S; dayes, S; dawes, S, PP; dage, S; daga, gen., MD; daȝa, MD, daȝene, MD; dawene, MD; dahene, MD, S; dæȝen, dat., S; dæȝe, S; daiȝe, S; Phr. to give day, to give trust, S3; bring of daw, to kill, S2.—AS. dæg, dæges, dæge; pl. dagas, daga (and dagena), dagum.

Dayerie
sb. dairy, C; deyry, Voc., Prompt. See Deye.

Dayesie
sb. daisy, CM; dayesye, CM; dais-eie, Voc.; dayes-eȝes, pl., S2.—AS. dæges-éage, i.e. day’s eye (Voc.).

Daynen
v. to deign, S2; see Deynen.

Dayntethis
sb. pl. dainties, H, MD.—OF. deintet; Prov. dentat, dintat; Lat. dignitatem. Cf. Deyntee.

Dayre
sb. dairy-maid, androchia, Voc. See Deye.