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DigfOtin. Careless, untidy cutting. Heb., dhag, to beat small; digoentra, 



to split, separate with, violent effort. 

 D'visaip. To talk. 



Demela'iP. To disentangle, comb out, distinguish. Fr., demeler. 

 Dupa'i'P. To dupe, take in. Fr., Super. 

 Deteurse. Sprain. Fr., de, tordre; Lat., torques; passive of Ar. verb 



dath, to have distorted limbs. Com. Fr., detourner, detortiller. 

 D'lavant. Nearly done. 



Eba'ina'iP. This word is used concerning linen when it is drained after 



being hung out to dry ; it is connected with epurdir, Fr., epurer. 

 EbPane. Scope, liberty, see ligant. An idea of extension. Com. Eng., 



branch ; Fr., branche ; Lat., brachium ; Gr., brachion, arm. 

 EbaPPaiP. Used in the phrase " Ebarrair les esprits." To cheer up a 



low spirited person. 

 Ebepdequi and Embepdequi. To be caught or entangled. 

 Eehivant. Anything broken or fractured irregularly. 

 Eeoques. The top part of parsnips and turnips. 

 EtanqueP. To stop a leak. Fr., etancher. 

 EePUha'i'P. To wash, calico in order to take out the dress. 

 Ebutta'iP. To cut off the shoots of a tree, to prune, trim. Fr., emonder- 

 Eeaufin. Redness, slight inflammation. 

 EgPinfia'iP. To scratch. Heb., garaf, to seize ; Ger., greifen ; Eng., 



grip ; Fr., griffe, a claw ; griffer, to scratch. 

 Ehiouq. Where ? 

 Enfumaqui. Smoky. Fr., enfumS. 



Epieupe. A person who does unexpected things, a mischievous person- 

 Epissaipe. To separate the strands of two ends of rope and interweave 



them so as to unite them together. Fr., epissure ; Br , spissa. I 



understand that " pouessier " is used as well. 

 Equivalent. Land tax for keeping the roads in order. 

 EehePVela'i. G-iddy in the sense of thoughtless. Com. Fr., ecervele, 



mad brained. 



Equete. Legacy, windfall, also the falling of a hedge or part of it after 

 rainy weather. 



Eeussona'iP. To bud, inoculate. 



Eeaillep, s'eeaillep. Lit. to open as the shell of a fish. Fr., ecaille, 

 shell. Phrase : "Le temps s'ecaillera," the weather will clear. 



ElandPai. Lanky. 



Esealandpa'iP. To chastise, keep children in order. Com. Eng., to 



school. 



Esellavitude. Slavery. Com. Fr., esclavage. 



Epita'iP. To take off the stem of fruit (chiefly of gooseberries). 



Espaplingfui. The Genoese say sperlengua. To spread out carelessly in 

 view of everybody. 



EtepquillonaiP. To milk a cow to the very last drop. There may be 

 an affinity between etern, endless, and Fr., cneillir, to pluck, pick, 

 gather. 



ExtpavaguL Bewildered, 



