An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language
Chapter 220 : DEER-HAIR, DEERS-HAIR, _s._ Heath clubrush, S. _Minstrelsy Border._ _To_ DEFAIK, _v. a

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.