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English
Pronunciation
Adjective
driegh (comparative more driegh, superlative most driegh)
- (Scotland) Drear, dreary; dree.
1886 May 1 – July 31, Robert Louis Stevenson, Kidnapped, being Memoirs of the Adventures of David Balfour in the Year 1751: , London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 1886, →OCLC:“Step in by, the both of ye, gentlemen,” says Cluny. “ […] My life is a bit driegh,” says he, pouring out the brandy; “I see little company, and sit and twirl my thumbs, and mind upon a great day that is gone by, and weary for another great day that we all hope will be upon the road. And so here’s a toast to ye: The Restoration!”
Scots
Adjective
driegh (comparative mair driegh, superlative maist driegh)
- drear, dreary