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[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]- (UK) IPA(key): /dɹəʊ/, /dɹaʊ/
Audio (Southern England): (file) Audio (Southern England): (file) - (US) IPA(key): /dɹoʊ/, /dɹaʊ/
- Rhymes: -əʊ, -aʊ
Noun
[edit]drow (countable and uncountable, plural drow)
- (fantasy roleplaying games, countable) A member of a fictional race of dark elves in various fantasy settings, such as Dungeons & Dragons.
- (fantasy roleplaying 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
[edit]- (member of fictional race): dark elf
Translations
[edit]fictional dark elf
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Drow language
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folkloric being from Orkney and Shetlands
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References
[edit]- ^ “Dictionary of the Scots Language”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[1], 2012 July 23 (last accessed), archived from the original on 5 February 2012
Anagrams
[edit]Scots
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]drow (plural drows)
Noun
[edit]drow (plural drows)
Verb
[edit]drow (third-person singular simple present drows, present participle drowin, simple past drowt, past participle drowt)
- Alternative form of throw
References
[edit]Vilamovian
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Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]drōw m (plural drowa)
Derived terms
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