Emily Dickinson Lexicon

Dane (-s), n. [OE.]

Viking; Norseman; Scandinavian; person of Denmark; native speaker of a North Germanic dialect rather than English.

danger (-s), n. [OFr dangier < L. dominus, lord, master.] (webplay: death, easy, fire, peril, power, time).

Hazard; risk of harm; in jeopardy; (see Mark 3:29).

dangerous, adj. [AF.; see danger, n.]

Hazardous; risky; perilous; unsafe; full of danger; (see Acts 27:9).

dangerously, adv. [see dangerous, adj.]

Perilously; hazardously; in a manner causing danger.

dangle (-d, dangling, -s), v. [Da. < Icel. dingla, to dangle.]

Hang; swing; sway.

Daniel, proper n. [Heb. 'God is my judge'; see Boone, Daniel, proper n.]

Dante, proper n. [It. Durante, steadfast, enduring, lasting.]

Dante Alighieri (1265-1321); Italian poet best known for his Divine Comedy; (see ED letters).

dapperer, adj. [Middle Dutch, 'powerful, strong, stout, energetic, valiant, brave, bold'.] (webplay: little).

Neat; trim; smart in appearance.

dappled, adj. [poss. connected with Icelandic depill, spot, dot < Norw. depel, muddy pool.] (webplay: spotted).

1. Dotted, spotted; speckled.
2. Stained; tarnished; ruined.

dare (-d, daring, -s), v. [OE durran < Skr. dadhārsha, bold.] (webplay: afraid, all, ask, become, bird, bold, do, flee, go, looking-glass, mad, man, mind, thing, thou, time, tremble, unjust, venture, want, youth).

1. Have courage; have boldness, to not be afraid; (see Job 41:10).
2. Venture, be audacious; be adventurous; (1 Corinthians 6:1).
3. Challenge; provoke; tempt fate; (see Romans 5:7).
4. Defy impudently or fearlessly.
5. Want; need.
6. Jeopardize; risk being wrong (see Romans 15:18).
7. Think; imagine; want; be able; (see 2 Corinthians 10:12).
8. Thinking to; wanting to; needing to.
9. Risk rejection or failure.