Suffering, hardship, or endurance of pain (archaic or Scottish).
From Middle English 'drechen' or Scots 'dreech', possibly from Old English or Scandinavian roots. The word appears in Scottish poetry and dialect, suggesting regional preservation of older Germanic vocabulary.
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