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dreeblach, dreeble, dreebly, dreible, dribble, dribbly, driblach,
dreeble [dribl]
n. A dribble, drizzle, slaver.
dim. MN. dreeblach A small drop.
v. To dribble, drizzel, slaver.
dreebly
adj. Drizzly.
dreef, dreefle, dreif,
dreef [NN.b. I.Ork. drif]
n. A large number, a crowd, a drove, a shoal.
dim. dreefle
dreel, dreel$t, dreeld, dreeled, dreels, dreels, dreelt, drill,
dreel [dril]
n. A furrow. pl. dreels
v. To make seed furrows in a field etc.
pt. pp. dreelt
dreel, dreels, dreil, drill,
dreel [dril]
n. A drill. A scolding, a vigorous dressing-down, a rough handling.
v. To drill. Of Things: to move rapidly. Of people: to work quickly and smoothly. To drive with force or peremptorily, to hustle. To scold, reprove sharply.
Compounds and phrases etc.
get yer dreels: Be punished.
dhreep, dreep, dreepie, dreepin, dreeple, dreepy, dreip, dreipin, drup,
dreep [drip]
n. A drip. A soft, ineffective, spiritless or lugubrious person. A jump by dropping.
dim. dreepie A small drip. A descent from a wall by letting oneself down to the full stretch of the arms and then dropping.
v. To drip, to drain, to strain. To soak. To descend a wall by letting oneself down to the full stretch of the arms and then dropping.
dreeple
v. To drip.
Compounds and phrases etc.
dreepin: Dripping.
dreezle, dreizle,
dreezle [driːzl]
n. Drizzle.
dreezly
adj. Drizzly.
draig, draiger, draiggit, draigit, dreg, dregger, dreggit,
dreg [drɛg, dreg]
n. A dredge.
v. To dredge.
pt. pp. dreggit
Compounds and phrases etc.
dregger: A dreger.
dreg, dreggle, dreglins, drig, driggle,
dreg [drɛg, dreg, NEC. drəig]
n. The refuse of malt from the still in distilleries, a small quantity of any liquid, a drop.
also dreglins
Compounds and phrases etc.
dreggle [ˈdrɛgl, ˈdregl, NEC. ˈdrəigl]: A small amount of liquid.
dhreech, dhreich, dhreigh, drach, drack, dree, dreech, dreechlie, dreechly, dreekh, dreer, dreich, dreichlie, dreichly, dreigh, dreighlie, dreighly, drich, driech, driechlie, driechly, driegh,
dreich [driç]
adj. Tedious, dull, protracted, dreary, hard to bear. Of time or journeys etc.: long, wearisome, tedious, monotonous. Of speeches or sermons etc.: long-winded, interminable, dull, dry, uninteresting. Of people: dull, gloomy, doleful. Of the weather or scenery etc.: dreary, cheerless, bleak.
dreichly [ˈdriçli]
adv. Slowly, tediously.
drade, dree, dree$d, dreed, dreedit, dreesome, dreid, dreidfu, dreidit, dreidour, dreyd, dridder, drither,
dreid [drid, dred]
also contracted form dree [dri].
n. Dread.
adj. Dreadful, frightening.
v. To dread, to suspect, to fear.
pt. dreidit, dreid
pp. dreidit
Compounds and phrases etc.
ill dreid: Grave suspicion or apprehension.
dreidfu, dreefu: Dreadful.
dreidour [-ər]: Fear, dread, distrust, suspicion.
dreidsome, dreesome: Dreadful, fearsome.
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