daffod11, daffadil, daff a dilly

[Considered by Dr. Murray as an unexplained variation of affadyll, affodylle, an adapt. of Med. Bot. Lat. affodillus, prob. late Lat. * asfodillus, Cla . Lat. asphodilus, asphodel us, from Greek. Another Med. Lat. corruption was asphrodillus, whence Fr. afrodille. Half-a-dozen gue es have been made at the origin of the initial D: a playful variation, like Ted for Edward, Dan (in the North) for Andrew; the Northern article t'affodill, the Southern article th ' affodill, in Kent de affodill, or (?) d'affodill (Cotgrave actually has th ' affodill ); the Dutch bulb growers de affodil, the Fr. (presumed) fleur d'afro dille, ." ( Note in Phil. Soc. Trans., Feb, 6, 1880.)] I. Botany: IMG:content-1743.png:[blocks in formation] Davidson : Seasons , p. 48. daft'-ne , *daft-nes, s. [Eng. daft; -ne .] "As you have spoken daggers to him, "-Junius, Let. 26. .. (3) To be at daggers drawn with one: To be on openly hostile terms. [DAGGERS' DRAWING.] *dagger-cheap, a. [The "Dagger" was a low ordinary in Holborn, referred to by Ben Jonson and others; the fare was probably cheap and nasty.] Dirt-cheap. "He [the Devil] may buy us even dagger - cheap , as w say."-Andrewes: Sermons, v. 546. dagger-flower, s. [So named from the knife or ."- Abp. Hamiltoun: Cate dirk-shaped anthers (?).] "The word of the cro e semis to be daftnes and folie to thame that per is chis. chis me (1552), fol. 101, b. 2. Fatuity, insanity, madne . "But, Jenny, can you tell us of any instance of his daftne ?"- The Entail , ii. 175. dăg (1), s. [Icel. dögg; Sw.dagg.] [DEG.] 1. A thin or gentle rain. 2. A mist, a thick fog. *dăg (2), *dăgge, s. dag a; Port. dag a, adaga = a dagger.] 1. A dagger. 2. A fashion of wearing the dre , the edges being cut or slit in various styles. [Fr. dague ; Sp. & Ital. Dag. IMG:content-1744.png:[blocks in formation] Adrian Mulan, a dagge - maker , dwelling in East Smith"The dagge was bought not many days before, of one field, as by the said Mulan was testified viva roce upon his oath."- State Trials; Death of North umber land (an. 1584).