trowieadj.
/ˈtrəʊi/ Orkney and Shetland.
Of or pertaining to the ‘trows’ or trolls; elfin; also, influenced by a ‘trow’.
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trowie1793
1793 J. Sinclair Statist. Acct. Scotl. VII. 396 Sponges are found upon the shore in great plenty, shaped like a man's hand, and called by the people Trowie Gloves.
1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. Trowie, sickly, Orkney... Shall we view this as signifying, ‘ under the malign influence of the Trow, or daemon?’
1840 New Statist. Acct. Scotl. (1845) XV. 142 [Shetland] When a cow or sheep happens to turn sick or die, it is firmly believed..that the real animal has been taken away and something of a trowie breed substituted in its place.
1895 J. J. H. Burgess Shetland Folklore 101 He..found lying on the ground and half-hidden among the heather, a beautifully-wrought ‘trowie’ dart or arrow.
Derivatives
ˈtrowist n. a person credited with acquaintance with ‘trows’ and power to avert their influence.Apparently an isolated use.
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1895 J. J. H. Burgess Shetland Folklore 99 He at once sent for an old woman who was celebrated as a ‘trowist’.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online September 2019).
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