A Scottish and dialect term meaning to endure, suffer, or bear; to push through difficulty or hardship.
From Middle English drou, possibly from Old Norse drjúga or related Germanic roots meaning 'to last' or 'to endure,' preserved in Scots dialects.
Drou is one of those survival words—it hung on in Scottish speech long after disappearing from standard English, keeping alive an ancient sense of steadfast perseverance.
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