drow
English
Etymology
A Shetlandic and Orcadian alteration of trow, most likely influenced by an unattested Norn *drog (“malevolent [undead] being”). Trow is derived from Norn troll, or otherwise from Old Norse trǫll. L-vocalisation occurred in the early 15th century in Middle Scots, so "trolly knolls" probably became "trowie knowes" around this time. The supposed Norn *drog would have been derived from Old Norse draugr.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /dɹəʊ/, /dɹaʊ/
Audio (southern England) File:LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-drow.wav (file) Audio (southern England) File:LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-drow2.wav (file) - (US) IPA(key): /dɹoʊ/, /dɹaʊ/
- Rhymes: -əʊ, -aʊ
Noun
drow (countable and uncountable, plural drow)
- (fantasy role-playing games, countable) A member of a fictional race of dark elves in various fantasy settings, such as Dungeons & Dragons.
- (fantasy role-playing games, uncountable) A fictional constructed language spoken by the Drow.
- (rare, mythology, countable) A trow; a member of a race of folkloric beings from Orkney and Shetland; cognate to the Scandinavian troll[1].
Synonyms
- (a fictional race): dark elf
Translations
fictional dark elf
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Drow language
folkloric being from Orkney and Shetlands
References
- “Dictionary of the Scots Language”, in (please provide the title of the work), accessed 23 July 2012, archived from the original on 2012-02-05
Anagrams
- Word, word
Scots
Pronunciation
- (noun 1) IPA(key): [drʌu]
- noun 2 drou; dro͞o
- verb drou; drō
Noun
drow (plural drows)
- (weather) A cold mist or a severe squall.
- (medicine) A fit of illness or a qualm (compare dree)
Noun
drow (plural drows)
- Alternative form of trow, a malignant spirit.
Verb
drow (third-person singular simple present drows, present participle drowin, simple past drowt, past participle drowt)
- Alternative form of throw
References
- Webster’s New International Dictionary, Second Edition, 1934.
Vilamovian
drow (1)
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Noun
drōw m (plural drowa)
- soldier
Derived terms
- drōwafrȧj