dirdum

dirdum
/dir"deuhm, derr"-/, n. Scot.
blame.
[1400-50; Scots: blame, scolding, (earlier) altercation, uproar, late ME (north) durdan uproar, din < ScotGael; cf. Ir deardan, MIr dertan storm, rough weather]

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  • dirdum — [dir′dəm, dʉr′dəm] n. [ME durdom < Celt, as in Ir deardan, tempest, Welsh dwrdd, noise < IE base * dor d , echoic] [Scot. or North Eng.] an uproar, as of censure …   English World dictionary

  • dirdum — noun Etymology: Middle English (northern dialect) durdan, durdum uproar, of Celtic origin; akin to Welsh dwrdd noise, clamor, Middle Irish dordán humming, droning Date: circa 1693 Scottish blame …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • dirdum — Cleveland Dialect List uproar and confusion: the street s iv a durdum …   English dialects glossary

  • dirdum — dir·dum …   English syllables

  • dirdum — ˈdirdəm noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English (northern dialect) durdan, from Scottish Gaelic, grumbling, hum, diminutive of durd hum, word, sound; akin to Irish Gaelic dordan hum, buzz, dord humming, buzzing 1. Scotland …   Useful english dictionary

  • hirdum-dirdum — |hirdəm|dirdəm, |hərdəm|dər noun Etymology: probably reduplication (influenced by heard) of dirdum dialect Britain : uproar …   Useful english dictionary

  • hirdum-dirdum — hir·dum dir·dum …   English syllables

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  • blame — v 1. accuse, hold [s.o.] accountable or responsible, lay at [s.o. s] door, point the finger at [5.0.], Sl. pin or stick [s.t.] on [s.o.], Chiefly Scot. wite; (all in reference to culpability) allege, ascribe, attribute, assign, impute, lay. 2.… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • dird — I. ˈdird noun ( s) Etymology: probably short for dirdum Scotland : a powerful blow or stroke II. verb Scotland …   Useful english dictionary

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