A Scottish and Northern English word for drought; a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall resulting in water scarcity.
From Middle English droght or drought, from Old English *drugath. The form 'drouth' is the Scots variant, preserving an older pronunciation and spelling.
Drouth is how Scots still say drought—it's an older pronunciation preserved in dialect, showing how regional speech can hold onto medieval forms that disappeared elsewhere in English.
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