drow
“hidden people”, subterraneans, fairies, “troll-folk”, and thereofA member of a race of folkloric beings from Orkney and Shetland; cognate to the Scandinavian troll.: “hidden people” (Faroese huldufólk, Norwegian huldrefolk), subterraneans (Norwegian underjordiske, Swedish underjordiska, Gutnish di sma undar jordi), fairies, “troll-folk”, and thereof (Swedish oknytt)
Meaning
5 sensesA member of a race of folkloric beings from Orkney and Shetland; cognate to the Scandinavian troll.
(Orkney, Shetland, countable, dated, uncountable)“hidden people” (Faroese huldufólk, Norwegian huldrefolk), subterraneans (Norwegian underjordiske, Swedish underjordiska, Gutnish di sma undar jordi), fairies, “troll-folk”, and thereof (Swedish oknytt)
(Orkney, Shetland, countable, dated, uncountable)Ghost; cognate to Scandinavian folklore of gnomes, wights, trolls, etc, being supernatural ghosts
(Orkney, Shetland, countable, dated, uncountable)“The devil”, cognate to Scanian dråe (“devil”).
(countable)A member of a fictional race of dark elves in various fantasy settings, such as Dungeons & Dragons.
(uncountable)A fictional constructed language spoken by the Drow.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Shetlandic and Orcadian Scots drow, from Norn *drou, *drau (compare 18th c. NorwegianFrom Shetlandic and Orcadian Scots drow, from Norn *drou, *drau (compare 18th c. Norwegian drau, modern drov, drauv), alternatively *drog, from Old Norse draugr (“malevolent revenant”); along the variation trow, intermixed with Norn troll, from Old Norse trǫll (“troll, malevolent supernatural being”), a partial synonym to draugr. L-vocalisation occurred in the early 15th century in Middle Scots, so trolly, knolls probably became *trowie, knowes around this time.
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Forms
plural: drowSynonyms
1 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable