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Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish dreóllán. Cognate to Irish dreolán.
Noun
dreòlan m (genitive singular dreòlain, plural dreòlain)
- (Mull, Colonsay, Islay, Jura, Kintyre, Arran) wren
- Synonym: dreathan
- lazy person, sluggard
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “dreòlan”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Seumas Grannd (2000) The Gaelic of Islay: A Comparative Study, Aberdeen: University of Aberdeen, →ISBN