A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1500-1512
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(Drevel,) Drewel, n. [ME. drevyll (1478), dryvylle, drivel (a 1225).] A foul or worthless person. —c1500-c1512 Dunb. lx. 19.
Druncartis, dysouris, dyowris, drewellis