drow
English
Etymology
A Shetlandic and Orcadian alteration of trow, most likely influenced by an unattested (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Norn *drog (“malevolent [undead] being”). Trow is derived from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Norn troll, or otherwise from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] 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 (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Norse draugr.
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -əʊ, Rhymes: -aʊ
Noun
drow (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
- (a fictional race): dark elf
Translations
fictional dark elf
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Drow language
folkloric being from Orkney and Shetlands
References
- ^ “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
Scots
Pronunciation
Noun
drow (plural drows)
Noun
drow (plural drows)
Verb
drow (third-person singular simple present drows, present participle drowin, simple past drowt, past participle drowt)
- Alternative form of throw
References
Vilamovian
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Pronunciation
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Noun
drōw m (plural drowa)
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