drow

English

Etymology

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

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dɹəʊ/, /dɹaʊ/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /dɹoʊ/, /dɹaʊ/
• Rhymes: -əʊ, -aʊ

Noun

drow (countable and uncountable, plural drow)

1. (fantasy roleplaying games, countable) A member of a fictional race of dark elves in various fantasy settings, such as Dungeons & Dragons.
2. (fantasy roleplaying games, uncountable) A fictional constructed language spoken by the Drow.
3. (rare, mythology, countable) A trow; a member of a race of folkloric beings from Orkney and Shetland; cognate to the Scandinavian troll.

Synonyms

• (a fictional race): dark elf

Translations

fictional dark elf

• Finnish: drow, musta haltia
• French: drow (fr) m or f
• Hungarian: sötéttünde
• Marathi: ड्राउ m (ḍrāu)

Drow language

• Marathi: ड्राउ f (ḍrāu)

folkloric being from Orkney and Shetlands

• Irish: please add this translation if you can

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Scots

Pronunciation

• (noun 1) IPA^(key): [drʌu]
• noun 2 drou; dro͞o
• verb drou; drō

Noun

drow (plural drows)

1. (weather) A cold mist or a severe squall.
2. (medicine) A fit of illness or a qualm (compare dree)

Noun

drow (plural drows)

1. Alternative form of trow, a malignant spirit.

Verb

drow (third-person singular simple present drows, present participle drowin, simple past drowt, past participle drowt)

1. Alternative form of throw

References

• Webster’s New International Dictionary, Second Edition, 1934.

Vilamovian

drow (1)

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Noun

drōw m (plural drowa)

1. soldier

Derived terms

• drōwafrȧj