An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Part 247
/An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language
An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Part 247
A. S. _adreog-an_, pati.
_Barbour._
DREICH, DREEGH, _adj._
1. Slow, S.
_Ross._
2. Tedious, S.
_Montgomerie._
3. Denoting distance of situation.
Goth. _drig_, _driug-r_, prolixus.
_Ritson._
~Dreich~, ~Dregh~. _On dreich_, _adv._ At a slow pace.
_Douglas._
DREDOUR, DRIDDER, _s._
1. Dread; _drither_, S. B.
_Douglas._
2. Apprehension, S. B.
A. S. _draed_, timor.
_To_ ~Dridder~, _v._ To dread, S. B.
_Ross._
_To_ DREEL, _v. n._ To move quickly, Ang.
Teut. _drill-en_, mot.i.tare.
_Ross._
DREFYD, _pret._ Drave.
_Wallace._
DREGY, DERGY, _s._
1. The funeral service.
_Dunbar._
2. The compotation of the funeral company, S.
_Herd._
From the Lat. word _dirige_, frequently repeated in the office for the dead.
DREGGLE, _s._ A small drop of any liquid, S.
Su. G. _dregel_, saliva.
_To_ DREGLE, DRAIGLE, _v. n._ To be tardy, S.
V. ~Dreich~.
DREIK, _s._ Excrement.
Teut. _dreck_.
_Gl. Sibb._
To DREIP, _v. n._ To distil in drops, S.
_Sel. S. Ball._
A. S. _dryp-an_, Isl. _dreip-a_, id.
DREIRE, _s._ Leg. _deire_, hurt.
_Fordun._
DRENE, _s._ Constant repet.i.tion.
_Dunbar._