DIRDUM

Meaning of DIRDUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdir-dəm, ˈdər- ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary. Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster. 2003

DIRDUM — noun Etymology: Middle English (northern dialect) durdan, durdum uproar, of Celtic origin; akin to Welsh dwrdd noise, clamor, Middle Irish …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DIRDUM — ˈdirdəm noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English (northern dialect) durdan, from Scottish Gaelic, grumbling, hum, diminutive of durd hum, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DIRDUM — /dir"deuhm, derr"-/ , n. Scot. blame. [ 1400-50; Scots: blame, scolding, (earlier) altercation, uproar, late ME (north) durdan uproar, din …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DIRDUM — [dir.dum] n [ME (northern dial.) durdan, durdum uproar, fr. Celt; akin to W dwrdd noise, clamor, MIr dordan humming, droning] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DIRDUM — Pronunciation: ' dir-d ə m, ' d ə r- Function: noun Etymology: Middle English (northern dialect) durdan, durdum uproar, of …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
HIRDUM-DIRDUM — |hirdəm|dirdəm, |hərdəm|dər- noun Etymology: probably reduplication (influenced by heard ) of dirdum dialect Britain : uproar
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DIRD — I. ˈdird noun ( -s ) Etymology: probably short for dirdum Scotland : a powerful blow or stroke II. verb …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DURDUM — ˈdərdəm variant of dirdum
Webster's New International English Dictionary

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