drow

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.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dɹəʊ/, /dɹaʊ/

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

drow (countable and uncountable, plural drow)

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

• (member of fictional race): dark elf

• Word, word

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

(Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

drow (plural drows)

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

From Norn drog (“malevolent [undead] being, troll, gnome”), from Old Norse draugr (“malevolent [undead] being, revenant, phantom, troll”), from Proto-Germanic *draugaz (“phantom”). Merged with trow (“evil spirit, troll”).

drow (plural drows)

1. alternative form of trow, a malignant spirit

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

1. alternative form of throw

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

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drōw m (plural drowa)

1. soldier

• drōwafrȧj