drow

English edit

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Etymology edit

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.

Pronunciation edit

(UK) IPA^(key): /dɹəʊ/, /dɹaʊ/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Audio (Southern England) (file)
(US) IPA^(key): /dɹoʊ/, /dɹaʊ/
Rhymes: -əʊ, -aʊ

Noun edit

drow (countable and uncountable, 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 edit

(a fictional race): dark elf

Translations edit

fictional dark elf

Finnish: drow, musta haltia
French: drow (fr) m or f
Hungarian: sötéttünde
Marathi: ड्राउ m (ḍrāu)

Drow language

Marathi: ड्राउ f (ḍrāu)

folkloric being from Orkney and Shetlands

Irish: please add this translation if you can

References edit

^ “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