Playing accomplishes nothing.
Daily wearing needs yearly beiting.
Literally, clothes that are worn daily, require to be renewed annually.
Dame, deem warily, ye watna wha wytes yoursel.
"Deemer," one who judges.—Jamieson. That is, judge other people cautiously; we know not who blames ourselves.
Dammin' and lavin' is gude sure fishing.
"'Dammin' and lavin',' a low poaching mode of catching fish in rivulets, by damming and diverting the course of the stream, and then laving or throwing out the water, so as to get at the devoted prey."—Jamieson.
Danger past, God forgotten.
Daughters and dead fish are kittle keeping wares.
A suggestion that daughters should be married, and dead fish eaten, otherwise they will both spoil on the hands of their possessors. "Daughters are brittle ware."—Dutch. "Marry your son when you will, and your daughter when you can."—Spanish.