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dhrebble, drabble, drabblie, drabbly, drablach, drabloch, draible, draibloch,
drabble [ˈdrabəl]
also draible [ˈdrebəl]
n. A small quantity of any liquid or semi-liquid substance.
pl. drabbles, draibles Spots of dirt, especially drops of liquid food spilt while eating.
v. To dirty, to besmear. To mop, to soak. To spill. To drizzle.
pt. pp. drabbelt adj. Dirty, bespattered.
also draible [ˈdrebəl]
n. A small quantity of any liquid or semi-liquid substance.
pl. drabbles, draibles Spots of dirt, especially drops of liquid food spilt while eating.
v. To dirty, to besmear. To mop, to soak. To spill. To drizzle.
pt. pp. drabbelt adj. Dirty, bespattered.
drabbly
adj. Wet, disagreeable.
adj. Wet, disagreeable.
Compounds and phrases etc.
drabloch, draibloch: Leftovers, rubbish.
draff, draff-pock, draff-poke,
draff [draf]
n. Draff, dregs, left over malt after brewing.
n. Draff, dregs, left over malt after brewing.
Compounds and phrases etc.
draff-poke: a sack or back for the left over malt after brewing
dhrog, doon-drug, doun-dhrog, doun-drag, doun-draig, doun-dreg, doun-drog, doun-drug, draag, drag, draig, draiggit, draigit, dreg, dreggit, drog, drug,
draig [ˈdreg, I.Sh. draːg]
n. Of a tide: the forward or backward motion.
v. To drag.
pt. pp. draigit
n. Of a tide: the forward or backward motion.
v. To drag.
pt. pp. draigit
Compounds and phrases etc.
doun-draig: Anything which brings a person down in the world or prevents him rising, a handicap.
draigin: Dragging.
draigin: Dragging.
bedraigelt, bedraigle, bedraigled, bedraiglet, bedraiglit, draggelt, draggle, draggled, draggly, dragle, draigelt, draiggelt, draigl$t, draigle, draigled, draiglen, draiglet, draiglie, draiglin, draigly, walidraigle, wallidrag, wallidraggle, wallidraigle, wallidreg, walliedrag, wallydrag, wallydraggle, wallydraigle, wallydraigle, wally-draigle, warridrag, warriedrag, warrydraggle, warry-drags, wary-draggel, wlly-draggle,
draigle [ˈdregl]
n. A dirty, untidy person.
v. To draggle, dirty, mix with water. To move or act slowly.
pt. pp. draigelt [ˈdreglt] adj. Soaked through, drenched.
n. A dirty, untidy person.
v. To draggle, dirty, mix with water. To move or act slowly.
pt. pp. draigelt [ˈdreglt] adj. Soaked through, drenched.
draiglie [ˈdreglɪ]
adj. Straggly, untidily dressed.
adj. Straggly, untidily dressed.
Compounds and phrases etc.
bedraigle [bəˈ-]: To bedraggle, to soil by dragging in wet or dirt, pt. pp. bedraigelt.
draiglin: Of people: dirty, untidy.
wallidraigle: A dishevelled, slovenly, untidy-looking person. A weakling, the youngest bird in the nest.
draiglin: Of people: dirty, untidy.
wallidraigle: A dishevelled, slovenly, untidy-looking person. A weakling, the youngest bird in the nest.
dragin, draigon,
draigon [ˈdregən]
n. A dragon, a paper kite.
n. A dragon, a paper kite.
drach, drachy, drachy, drack, drackie, drackie, dracky, draik, draikie, draiks, draiky, draiky, drak, drakk, drakkie, draky, drauchie, drauchy, drauk, draukie, draukie, drauky, drawk, drawkie, drawky, drech, drechie, drechy, droch, drochy, droke, droke, drokie, droky,
draik [drek, dra(ː)k]
also U. drach [drax], I.Ork. droch [drɔx]
n. Damp, wet weather, mist or rain.
v. To soak, drench.
also U. drach [drax], I.Ork. droch [drɔx]
n. Damp, wet weather, mist or rain.
v. To soak, drench.
draikie [drekɪ, dra(ː)kɪ]
also U. drachy [draxɪ]
adj. Damp, misty, drizzly, Of weather: dreary.
also U. drachy [draxɪ]
adj. Damp, misty, drizzly, Of weather: dreary.
Compounds and phrases etc.
in the draik: In a slovenly, neglected and disordered state.
bardrake, bar-drake, baur-drake, drake, harle_drake, harle-drake, scale-drake, sheld, skail_drake, skeeleen, skelldrake, skell-drake,
drake [drek]
n. Drake, a male duck.
n. Drake, a male duck.
Compounds and phrases etc.
baur-drake: U. The red-breasted merganser Mergus serrator.
skell-drake [ˈskɛldrek]: The shelduck Tadorna tadorna.
skell-drake [ˈskɛldrek]: The shelduck Tadorna tadorna.
draal, drail, drall, drell,
drall [I. draːl, I.Ork. drʌːl]
v. To drag oneself along slowly, to dawdle, saunter.
v. To drag oneself along slowly, to dawdle, saunter.
dram,
dram [dram]
n. A dram, the weight, a small drink of liquor.
v. To tipple.
n. A dram, the weight, a small drink of liquor.
v. To tipple.
drabblich, drabblichs, drabblick, drabblicks, drablich, drablichs, drablick, drablicks, dramlick, dramlicks, drammlick, drammlicks,
drammlick [MN. ˈdramlɪk, ˈdrablɪk, ˈdrablɪç]
n. usually pl. drammlicks The small pieces of oatmeal dough which stick to the basin when making oatcakes.
n. usually pl. drammlicks The small pieces of oatmeal dough which stick to the basin when making oatcakes.