It is curious to remark, that we have here the evident and simple etymology of the modern exclamation _Deuce!_ for the derivation of which even the best and latest Lexicographers have sent us to the _Dusii_ of St Augustine, the _Dues_ of the Gothic nations, _Diis_ of the Persians, _Teus_ of the Armoricans, &c. Thomson very justly adds, that all these words, ‘seem, like dæmon, to have been once used in a good sense,’ and in fact are probably all corruptions of the same root. Cf. R. Brunne, p. 254, and Gl. in v. _Deus_. For the first suggestion of this derivation the Editor is indebted to Mr Will. Nicol.” --M. Deye, _v._ S. to die, 840. _Deide_, _pa. t. pl._ died, 402. Dide, Diden, Dides. _See_ Do. Dike, _n._ S. ditch, 2435. _Dikes_, _pl._ 1923. N.E. and Sc., V. Jam. and Brockett. Dine, _n._ S. din, noise, 1860, 1868. Dinge, _v._ S. to strike, scourge, beat, 215, 2329. _Dong_, _pa. t._ struck, 1147. _Dungen_, _part. pa._ beaten, or scourged, 227. Sc. and N.E. _See_ Jam. Gl., Lynds., and Ray. Dint, _n._ S. blow, stroke, 1807, 1817, 1969, &c. _Dent_, Sir Tr. p. 92; Chauc. _Dynt_, R. Br. _Dintes_, _pl._ 1437, 1862, 2665. _Duntes_, K. Horn, 865. _Dentys_, Rits. M. R. _Dyntes_, R. Gl. _Dintes_, Minot, p. 23; V. Gl. Lynds. Do, Don, _v._ S. The various uses of this verb in English and Scotch, in an auxiliary, active, and passive sense, have been pointed out by Tyrwhitt, Essay on Vers. of Chauc. Note (37), Chalmers, Gl. Lynds. and Jamieson. It signifies: to do, _facere_, 117, 528, 1191; to cause, _efficere_, 611; _do casten_, 519; _do hem fle_, 2600, to put or place (used with _in_ or _on_), 535, 577, &c. _Dones on_ = don es on = do them on, put them on (_see_ Es), 970. _Dos_, _pr. t. 2 p._ dost, 2390. _Dos_, _pr. t. 3 p._ does, 1994, 2434, 2698. _Doth_, _Don_, _pr. t. pl._ do, 1838, 1840. _Doth_, _imp._ do, cause (ye), 2037. _Dos_, _imp. pl._ do ye, 2592. _Dede_, _Dide_, _pa. t._ caused, 658, 970, &c. _Dede_, _Dide_, _pa. t._ put, placed, 659, 709, 859. _Dedes_, _Dides_, _pa. t. 2 p._ didest, 2393, 2903. _Deden_, _Diden_, _pa. t. pl._ caused, 242; did, performed, 953, 1176, 2306. _Don_, _part. pa._ caused, 1169. _Don_, _part. pa._ done, 667. _Of liue haue do_, 1805, have slain. Dom, _n._ S. doom, judgment, 2473, 2487, 2813, &c. Sir Tr. p. 127. Dore, _n._ S. door, 1788. Dore-tre, _n._ S. bar of the door, 1806. _See_ Tre. Douhter, _n._ S. daughter, 120, 2712. _Douthe_, 1079. _Douther_, 2867, 2914. _Douhtres_, _pl._ 350, 2982. _Douthres_, 2979. _Doutres_, 717. Doun. _See_ Adoun. Doutede, _pa. t._ Fr. feared, 708. Douthe, _n._ Fr. fear, 1331, 1377. Douthe, _pa. t._ of Dow, _v. imp._ S. [_dugan_, valere, prodesse] was worth, was sufficient, availed, 703, 833, 1184. It is formed in the same manner as _Mouthe_, Might. _See_ Sir Tr. p. 77; Jam. and Gl. Lynds. in v. Dow. Drad. _See_ Dred. Drawe, Drawen. _See_ Drou.