An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language / in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

by John Jamieson

DAN, s. A term equivalent to Lord, Sir.

O. Fr.

Douglas.

To DANCE his or her lane; a phrase expressive, either of great joy, or of violent rage, S.
James V.

To DANDER, v. n.
1. To roam, S.
2. To go about idly, to saunter, S.
Ramsay.
3. To roam, without a fixed habitation, S.
Ferguson.
4. To trifle, to mispend one's time, S.
5. To bewilder one's self, from want of attention, or stupidity, S.
Burel.

DANDERS, s. pl. The refuse of a smith's fire, S.

DANDIE, DANDY, s. A principal person or thing; what is nice, fine, or possessing supereminence in whatever way, S.
V. [Dainty].
R. Galloway.

DANDIEFECHAN, s. A hollow stroke on any part of the body, Fife.

To DANDILL, v. n. To go about idly.
Burel.

Fr. dandin-er, "to go gaping ilfavouredly," Cotgr.