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

DUNGERING, s. The dungeon of a castle.
S. P. Repr.

DUNIWASSAL, DUIN-WASSAL, s.
1. A nobleman.
Colvil.
2. A gentleman of secondary rank.
Garnet.
3. Used to denote the lower class of farmers, generally in a contemptuous way, Ayrs.

Gael. duine, a man, and uasal, noble.

To DUNNER, DUNDER, v. n. To make a noise like thunder.
Gl. Sibb.

To DUNT, v. a. To strike so as to produce a dull hollow sound, S.
Popular Ball.

To Dunt out,
1. To bring any business to a termination, S.
Ross.
2. To come to a thorough explanation, after a variance, S.

Su. G. dunt, ictus.

To Dunt, v. n. To palpitate.
Ramsay.

Dunt, Dount, s.
1. A stroke causing a flat and hollow sound, S. O. E. id.
Peblis to the Play.
2. Palpitation of the heart, S.
Ross.
3. At a dunt, unexpectedly, Stirlings.

Isl. dunt, a stroke given to the back or breast, so as to produce a sound.