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

DULSE, s. The fucus, a species of seaweed, S.
Martin.

Gael. duilliasg, Ir. dulisk, id.

DUM TAM, a bunch of clothes on a beggar's back, under his coat, S. B.

To DUMFOUNDER, v. a. To confuse, to stupify, S.

DUMBIE, s. pron. Dummie. One who is dumb, S.
Z. Boyd.

To DUMP, v. a. To strike with the feet, Ang.

Sw. domp-a, rudius palpare.

DUMPY, adj. Short and thick; also used as a s., S.

Isl. doomp, ancillula crassa.

DUMSCUM, s. A game of children, much the same as [pallall], or the beds.