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

To DEY, v. n. To die.
Wyntown.

DEIL, DEILLE, s. Part, quantity.
A deille, any thing.
Wallace.
Half dele, the one half.
Douglas.

DEIL, DEEL, s. The devil, S.
Ramsay.

Deil's Dozen, the number thirteen, S.

Apparently from the idea, that the thirteenth is the devil's lot.

Deil's Dung, Assafoetida, named from its stench, S.

Deil's Snuffbox, the common puff-ball, S.

Deil's Spoons,
1. Great water plantain, S.
2. Broadleaved pondweed, S.

DEIR, adj. Bold, daring.
Gawan and Gol.

DEIR, adj. Wild.
Gawan and Gol.