Lexicographical Neighbors of Droich
Literary usage of Droich
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Focalóir gaoidhilge-sax-bhéarla, or An Irish-English dictionary: Whereof the by Edward Lhuyd, John O'Brien (1768)
"DROCH , & in it's inflexions Dro* ich, denotes bad , evil, droich-chi- ...
&ion.droich-s/iion tad weather, in the welsh Drug is bad & kin is weather, ..."
2. A Dictionary of Lowland Scotch: With an Introductory Chapter Onthe Poetry by Charles Mackay (1888)
"droich, a dwarf; from the Gaelic troid or ... Though now and then, to be sure,
a dowdy or a droich. ..."
3. The Archaeological Review by Gomme, George Laurence, Sir, 1853-1916 (1890)
"... or droich, among Gaelic- speaking people, is softened into trow or draw among
the English- speaking Shetlanders.2 In both cases it signifies "dwarf". ..."
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