Sentence:  "Ow, he is just a wood harum-scarum creature, that wad never take to his studies;—<WSD>daft</WSD>, sir, clean <WSD>daft</WSD>." / ... / "[W]owff—a wee bit by the East-Nook or sae; it's a common case—the ae half of the warld thinks t'other <WSD>daft</WSD>. I have met with folks in my day, that thought I was <WSD>daft</WSD> mysell;nb..." / "I cannot make out a word of his cursed brogue," said the Cumbrian justice; "can you, neighbour—eh? What can he mean by "deft"?" / "He means "mad"", said the party appealed to, thrown off his guard by impatience of this protracted discussion. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Crazy, insane, mad.