an enemy Dhp.42, Dhp.162; Ja.iii.357; Ja.iv.217; Ja.v.453; Thag.874–Thag.6; cp. Pss. Breth., 323, n. i.

Sk. dviṣant & dviṣa (-˚); dveṣṭi & dviśati to hate; cp. Gr. δεινός (corynthic δvεινία, hom. δέδvιμεν fearful; Lat. dīrus = E. dire