An archaic or dialect form of 'drew,' the past tense of draw. Also appears in some regional dialects and older literature.
From Old English dragan, related to the past tense forms of 'draw.' This form appears in Middle English texts and survives in some regional dialects, particularly in Northern England and Scotland.
This archaic form shows how English verb conjugations have simplified over time - where we once had multiple variant past tense forms for the same verb, modern English has standardized to fewer options. Such forms often survive in poetry and folk songs where they're preserved for metrical reasons.
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