HIRDUM-DIRDUM

Meaning of HIRDUM-DIRDUM in English

|hirdəm|dirdəm, |hərdəm|dər- noun

Etymology: probably reduplication (influenced by heard ) of dirdum

dialect Britain : uproar

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

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, …
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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 — noun Etymology: Middle English (northern dialect) durdan, durdum uproar, of Celtic origin; akin to Welsh dwrdd noise, clamor, Middle Irish …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DIRDUM — [dir.dum] n [ME (northern dial.) durdan, durdum uproar, fr. Celt; akin to W dwrdd noise, clamor, MIr dordan humming, droning] …
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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