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To make over, or convey, legally. He has disponed . . . the whole estate. Sir W. Scott.

Shak. A degree of strength altogether disproportioned to the extent of its territory. Prescott.

contend about; to contest. To dispute the possession of the ground with the Spaniards. Prescott.

disquieted within me Ps. xlii. 11. As quiet as these disquieted times will permit. Sir W. Scott.

d condition, and wanting repair. The fortifications were ancient and in disrepair. Sir W. Scott.

At the beginning of the eighteenth century astrology fell into general disrepute. Sir W. Scott.

Disseverance. Sir W. Scott.

ction; as, distant times; distant relatives. The success of these distant enterprises. Prescott.

mental uneasiness. Sprinkled a little patience on the heat of his distemperature. Sir W. Scott.

at kingdom can not stand. Mark iii. 24. Every family became now divided within itself. Prescott.

A thin, oblong turf used for covering cottages, and also for fuel. [Scot.] Simmonds.

go to; to confuse. If the jangling of thy bells had not dizzied thy understanding. Sir W. Scott.

sed in emphatic construction. "You don't say so, Mr. Jobson. -- but I do say so." Sir W. Scott. "I did love him, but scorn him now." Latham. (c) In negative and interrogative constructions, do and did are in common use. I do not wish to see them; what do you think Did Cæsar cross the Tiber He did not. "Do you love me"…

Sir W. Scott.

Sullen; morose. [Obs. or R.] The sulky spite of a temper naturally dogged. Sir W. Scott.

inion. The self-importance of his demeanor, and the dogmatism of his conversation. Sir W. Scott.

A small Dutch coin, worth about half a farthing; also, a similar small coin once used in Scotland; hence, any small piece of money. Shak.

A schoolmaster; a pedagogue. [Scot.] This was Abel Sampson, commonly called, from occupation as a pedagogue, Dominie Sampson. Sir W. Scott.

A dove. [Scot.]

The Scotch bagpipe. [Prov. Eng.]