dreich
dreigh
/ (driːx) /
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adjective
Scot dialect dreary
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Word Origin for dreich
Middle English dreig, drih enduring, from Old English drēog (unattested); see dree
Words nearby dreich
dreg, dreggy, D region, dregs, Dreibund, dreich, dreidel, dreigh, dreikanter, Dreiser, Dreiser, Theodore
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Example sentences from the Web for dreich
Can you no' give the young ladies wiselike Scotch songs instead o' that dreich Concone?'
Bud|Neil MunroAnd whit dae ye th'ink I wad be buyin' them for if it wasna to keep me frae gantin' in the kirk when the sermon's dreich?
Erchie|(AKA Hugh Foulis) Neil MunroThe time hung sae dreich on his hand, he thocht the world was standin still.