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Dad, s. Father. Welsh, Tâd. Wal. Tat. Rus. Gyp. Dad.
Dado, s. Father. Rus. Gyp. Dado.
Dand, s. Tooth. Sans. Danta.
Danior, pl. Teeth.
Dand, v. a. To bite.
Daya / Dieya, s. Mother, properly nurse. Sans. Dhayas (fostering). Pers. [Persian which cannot be reproduced] Daya. Mod. Gr. θεῖα. Rus. Gyp. Daia. Wal. Doika.
Deav, v. a. Give. Sans. Dā. Wal. Da.
Del. He gives.
Del-engro, s. A kicking-horse.
Del-oprey, v. a. To read.
Denne, ad. Than.
Der. An affix, by which the comparative is formed; e.g. Wafodu, bad: wafodúder than dovor, worse than they.
Desch, a. Ten. Sans. Dasan. Wal. Zetche.
Desh ta yeck. Eleven.
Desh ta dui. Twelve.
Desh ta trin. Thirteen.
Desh ta store. Fourteen.
Desh ta pansch. Fifteen.
Desh ta sho. Sixteen.
Desh ta eft. Seventeen.
Deshko. Eighteen (?): deshko hori, eighteenpence; properly, Desh ta octo hori.
Devel, s. God. Sans. Deva. Lith. Dēwas. Lat. Deus. See Dibble, Dovvel, Dubbel.
Develeskoe, s. Holy, divine. Sans. Deva.
Deyed, pret. of Deav. He gave.
Dibble, s. God. See Devel.
Dic / Dico, v. n. To look: dic tuley, look down; dicking misto, looking well. Sans. Iksh (to see, look). Gaelic, Dearcam (to see); dearc (eye).
Dickimengro, s. Overlooker, overseer.
Dicking hev, s. A window, seeing-hole.
Die, s. Mother. Rus. Gyp. Die. See Daya.
Dikkipen, s. Look, image. Sans. Driksha (aspect). Welsh, Drych (aspect).
Diklo, s. Cloth, sheet, shift.
Dinnelo, s. A fool, one possessed by the devil. Wal. Diniele (of the devil); louat diniele (possessed by the devil).
Dinneleskoe, a. Foolish.
Dinneleskoenoes. Like a fool.
Dinnelipénes, s. pl. Follies, nonsense.
Diverous. A Gypsy name.
Diviou, a. Mad: jawing diviou, going mad. Sans. Déva (a god, a fool).
Diviou-ker, s. Madhouse.
Diviou kokkodus Artáros. Mad Uncle Arthur.
Divvus, s. Day. Sans. Divasa.
Divveskoe / Divvuskoe, a. Daily: divvuskoe morro, daily bread.
Diximengro, s. Overseer. See Dickimengro.
Dook, v. a. To hurt, bewitch: dook the gry, bewitch the horse. Wal. Deokira (to fascinate, bewitch). See Duke, dukker.
Dooriya / Dooya, s. Sea. Pers. دریا Irish, Deire (the deep). Welsh, Dwr (water). Old Irish, Dobhar.
Dooriya durril, s. Currant, plum. Lit. Sea-berry.
Dooriya durrileskie guyi, s. Plum pudding.
Dori, s. Thread, lace: kaulo dori, black lace. Hin. Dora.
Dosch / Dosh, s. Evil, harm: kek dosh, no harm. Sans. Dush (bad).
Dosta, s. Enough. Wal. Destoul. Rus. Dostaet (it is sufficient). See Dusta.
Dou, imp. Give: dou mande, give me. See Deav.
Dou dass. Cup and saucer. See Dui das.
Dovo, pro. dem. That: dovó si, that’s it.
Dovor. Those, they: wafodúder than dovor, worse than they.
Dov-odoy / Dovoy-oduvva, ad. Yonder.
Dov-odoyskoenaes. In that manner.
Doovel, s. God. See Duvvel.
Drab / Drav, s. Medicine, poison. Pers. [Persian which cannot be reproduced] Daru. Wal. Otrav.
Drab-engro / Drav-engro, s. A pothecary, poison-monger.
Drab, v. a. To poison. Wal. Otribi.
Drey, prep. In.
Dubble, s. God: my dearie Dubbleskey, for my dear God’s sake.
Dude, s. The moon.
Dudee, s. A light, a star. Sans. Dyuti.
Dude-bar, s. Diamond, light-stone.
Drom, s. Road. Wal. Drom. Mod. Gr. δρόμος.
Drom-luring, s. Highway robbery.
Dui, a. Two.
Duito, s. Second.
Duito divvus, s. Tuesday. Lit. Second day.
Dui das / Dui tas, s. Cup and saucer.
Duke, v. a. To hurt, bewitch. Sans. Duhkha (pain). Heb. Dui (languor, deadly faintness).
Dukker, v. a. To bewitch, tell fortunes. Wal. Deokiea (to fascinate, enchant).
Dukker drey my vast. Tell my fortune by my hand.
Dukkering, s. Fortune-telling. Wal. Deokiere (fascination). Mod. Gr. τύχη (fortune).
Dukkipen, s. Fortune-telling.
Dukker, v. n. To ache: my sherro dukkers, my head aches. See Duke, dukker.
Dum / Dumo, s. Black. Pers. [Persian which cannot be reproduced] (tail).
Dur, ad. Far. Sans. Dur. Pers. دور
Dur-dicki mengri, s. Telescope. Lit. far-seeing-thing.
Durro, ad. Far.
Durro-der, ad. Farther.
Durriken, s. Fortune-telling.
Durril, s. Any kind of berry, a gooseberry in particular.
Durrilau / Durilyor, pl. Berries.
Durrileskie guyi, s. Gooseberry pudding.
Dusta, a. s. Enough, plenty: dusta foky, plenty of people. See Dosta.
Duvvel, s. God.