Dally

dal′i, v.i. to lose time by idlene or trifling: to play: to exchange care es:— pa.p. dall′ied. — ns. Dall′iance , dallying, toying, or trifling: interchange of embraces: delay; Dall′ier , a trifler. [M. E. dalien , to play; prob. from A.S. dweligan , to err; cf. Ice. dvala , to delay, Dut. dwalen , to err; prob. conn. with dwell .]