Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1897-1929
[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]
‡DRUMMURE, adj. Also drumure, -oor, -ore, dremur't. Of persons: grave, serious, sad-looking, dejected (Cai. 1900 E.D.D., Cai.7 1940; Mry.1 1925, drumore; Kcb.4 1900, drum(m)ure; Dmf. 1825 Jam.2, Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B., obsol.; Slk. 1825 Jam.2, dremur't).Sc.(E) 1897 E. Hamilton Outlaws ix.:
I'll haud mysel as mim and drummure as a monk in a convent.w.Dmf.7 1929:
Drumoor is used if one looks ill, but is not complaining. We should say “You look unco drumoor this mornin”.
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Drummure adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 15 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/drummure>
