droichn.

Brit.

/drɔɪx/,

/drɔɪk/, U.S.

/drɔɪk/,

/drɔɪx/, Scottish English

/drɔɪx/

Forms: 1500s droiche, 1600s droigh, 1800s droich.

Etymology: perhaps a metathesis of duerch, duergh, or some similar form of dwarf n. and adj.; Gaelic has also droich from same source.

Scottish.

A dwarf.

ΚΠ

1535 Accts. Ld. High Treasurer Scotl. in R. Pitcairn Criminal Trials Scotl. I. *285 To the Droiche, to lows his claithis fra the tailȝeouris.

1568 in W. T. Ritchie Bannatyne MS (1928) II. 315 Ane littill Interlud of þe droichis pairt of þe play.

a1605 A. Montgomerie Flyting with Polwart 70 Doe, droigh, what thou dow.

1818 S. E. Ferrier Marriage II. xiv. 185 ‘The Englishwomen are all poor droichs,’ said Nicky, who had seen three in..her life.

Derivatives

ˈdroichy adj. dwarfish.

ΚΠ

1692 ‘J. Curate’ Sc. Presbyterian Eloquence iii. 100 There was Zaccheus, a Man of a low stature, that is, a little droichy Body.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	droich
释义	droichn. Brit. /drɔɪx/, /drɔɪk/, U.S. /drɔɪk/, /drɔɪx/, Scottish English /drɔɪx/ Forms: 1500s droiche, 1600s droigh, 1800s droich. Etymology: perhaps a metathesis of duerch, duergh, or some similar form of dwarf n. and adj.; Gaelic has also droich from same source. Scottish. A dwarf. ΚΠ 1535 Accts. Ld. High Treasurer Scotl. in R. Pitcairn Criminal Trials Scotl. I. 285 To the Droiche, to lows his claithis fra the tailȝeouris. 1568 in W. T. Ritchie Bannatyne MS* (1928) II. 315 Ane littill Interlud of þe droichis pairt of þe play. a1605 A. Montgomerie Flyting with Polwart 70 Doe, droigh, what thou dow. 1818 S. E. Ferrier Marriage II. xiv. 185 ‘The Englishwomen are all poor droichs,’ said Nicky, who had seen three in..her life. Derivatives ˈdroichy adj. dwarfish. ΚΠ 1692 ‘J. Curate’ Sc. Presbyterian Eloquence iii. 100 There was Zaccheus, a Man of a low stature, that is, a little droichy Body. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1535
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