The Bible in Spain, Vol. 2 [of 2]: Or, the Journeys, Adventures, and Imprisonments of an Englishman in an Attempt to Circulate the Scriptures in the PeninsulaBorrow, George
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The Bible in Spain, Vol. 2 [of 2]: Or, the Journeys, Adventures, and Imprisonments of an Englishman in an Attempt to Circulate the Scriptures in the Peninsula
Borrow, George
Borrow, George, 1803-1881 -- Travel -- Spain; Spain -- Description and travel; Spain -- History -- 19th century
DESPOBLADO. _Span._ Desert, or waste lands. Lit. depopulated; the true
history is seen in the etymology. The word is applied to uncultivated
desert, or uninhabited parts of the country, grazed for the most part by
half wild sheep or cattle.
DESPUES. _Span._ Afterwards. _Hasta despues_, “Au revoir.”
DETRAS. _Span._ Behind. See TIRAR.
DIESTRO. _Span._ Skilful, dexterous; as a substantive, a performer at a
bull-feast, also a fencer.
DIOS. _Span._ God.
DISPARATE. _Span._ and _Port._ A blunder, or extravagance. As an
interjection, “Stuff and nonsense!”
DJMAH. The name of a tower in Tangier. Apparently the Arab. _Jami_’ =
mosque.
DOIRO. _Port._ Of gold, _de oiro_ or _ouro_.
DON, DOÑA. _Span._ DOM, DONA. _Port._ Lord; lady.
DONOSTIAN. _Basque_. San Sebastian.
DORSO. _Span._ and _Port._ The back.
DOSTA. _Rom._ Enough! Span. _basta_! P. ii. 308; M. vii. 45.
DOUBLOON. _Eng._ A gold coin. _Span. doblon_. See Burke’s _Hist. of
Spain_, ii. 284.
DRAO. _Rom._ Poison. P. ii. 316; Pp. 215; M. vii. 45.
DROMÁLIS. _Rom._ Carriers, muleteers, men of the road. P. ii. 319.
See DRUN.
DRUN, DROM. _Rom._ A road. Grk. δρόμος. P. ii. 318; Pp. 215; M. vii.
46.
DRUNGRUJE, better DRONGRUGI or DRUNJI. _Rom._ The king’s highway; also
a bridle-path. See DRUN.
DUENDE. _Span._ and _Port._ A ghost, or hobgoblin. In _Germanía_, or
thieves’ slang = the watch, patrol.
DUFFEL. _O. Eng._ A coarse woollen cloth, said to have been first made
at Duffel, near Amsterdam.
DUROTUNÓ. A shepherd. Probably connected with _dur_ = far, P. ii. 317;
M. vii. 48. It is worth noticing that we find _Gorotuné_ = a native of
Estremadura, which looks like a pun, P. i. 54, so too J., who has also
_oroturné_ = a mountaineer, which suits the idea.
DWAG. See DAR.
* * * * *
E, Es. _Rom._ Genitive, sing. and plur., of the article _O_.
E. _Port._ And.
EIDRI. See SHILLAM.
ELLEGREN. Stated by Borrow to be a Scand. word, meaning “elfin plant,”
but the dictionaries do not give it. _Elle_, however, in composition =
fairy, in Danish; and _gren_ = bough, in Danish, Norse, and Swedish.
EMBÉO. _Rom._ A book. P. ii. 62.
EMBUSTERO. _Span._ Impostor, cheat, schemer; from _embuste_, a deceit,
false or fraudulent scheme, snare.
ENCINA. _Span._ An oak.
ENDEMONIADO. _Span._ Possessed by the devil.
ENGANCHAR. _Span._ To enlist as a soldier. Prim. to hook; _gancho_, a
hook.
ENSAYO. _Span._ An essay, attempt.
ENTENDER. _Span._ To understand.
ENTERO. _Span._ An _entire_ horse, or stallion. As an adjective,
entire, perfect, complete.
ERRATE. _Rom._ A respectful appellation of the gypsy race, used by them
of their own race. From Rom. _rat_, blood; the people of the same blood;
our blood relations. P. ii. 272; Pp. 457; M. viii. 56.
ERRAY. _Rom._ Gentleman. More commonly, _rai_; in Eng. Rom., _rye_.
P. ii. 264; Pp. 453; M. viii. 54.
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