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D
D
This letter is the outline of a rude archway or door. It is called
in Hebrew daleth (a door). In Egyptian hieroglyphics it is a
man's hand.
d
Indicating a penny or pence, is the initial letter
of the Latin denarius a silver coin equal to 8 ¾d. during the
commonwealth of Rome, but in the Middle Ages about equivalent to our
penny. The word was used by the Romans for money in general.
D
stands for 500, which is half ¥, a form of m or M, which
stands for mille.
D
stands for 5,000.
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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