Dreegh

/driːx/ variant

Definition

Variant or alternate spelling of 'dree' or 'dreech', used in some Scottish texts.

Etymology

A Scottish dialect variant spelling, reflecting different phonetic traditions in how the 'dree' sound was represented in older Scottish writing.

Kelly Says

Scottish and English texts from the 1500s-1700s had wild spelling variations—the same word might appear four different ways on one page because spelling wasn't standardized!

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