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1. Dreich adj.[0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1721-2000
   DREICH , adj . Also dreigh , dreech , -gh , driech , -gh , † driche , drich , † drigh.: I think you will say yourself it is a dreich business. Edb. 1866 J. Smith Poems 40: Sic dreich wark. . . . For lang I tholed an' fendit. Bwk. 1880 T. Watts in Minstr. of the Merse (ed. Crockett 1893) 195: Ay! dreich an' dowie's been oor lot, An' fraught wi' muckle pain. Ayr his breakfast on account of sic a cause. s.Sc. 1933 Border Mag. (June) 82: It's a dreich: Whaur's the man or woman that hasna whyled awa a dreich hour wi' some dream o' this kind? Bnff. 1913 Bnffsh. Jnl. (4 Nov.): Forrit, Maggie, hame's afore us, Dreich the road, an' unco lang. Edb lift. Abd. 1893 G. Macdonald Songs 128: At the kirk, whan the minister's dreich an dry. Kcb. 1814 W. Nicholson Tales 75: Sally's tongue's baith dreich an' fell. (2) Sc. 1825 minister on one occasion preached an unusually long and dreich sermon. m.Sc. 1924 'O. Douglas 
2. Adreich adv.[0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0]1715-1986
   , guaranteed ten year. [Same origin as Dreich and Dree . O.E. dreogan , to endure. The word occurs in Middle Eng. and Middle Sc.; in the latter it is written on dreich , a dreich .] 
3. Draidle n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1874
   the dour Dreich draidle dings me sair ajee. 
4. Inkle v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1886-1887
   . 338: Dreich and dull micht be my darg, but at nicht I had nae cares, For my heart got aye sae licht 
5. Lirk v.2[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1886-1929
   ' dreich Despair — Sin's sorry paramour Forgaitherin', to lirk in wait for Nicht. 
6. Swisher n.[0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1716-1925
   dreich and cauld-lookin'. [The form Swisser has been obs. in Eng. since the mid 18th c.] 
7. Rag n.3[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0]1929-1955
   , for maist days o' it his been dreich an' ragglie wi' fog an' weet. [Of Scand. orig. Cf . Sw. dial 
8. Sog v.1, n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0]1955
   dreich an' ragglie, wi' fog an' weet. A'thing fair soggit ootside an' the wa's an' flairs swytin' nae 
9. Coronach n.[0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1]1730-1990
   dowieness, my bellwaverin moods to be tint in your dreich coronachs. Per. 1990 Betsy Whyte Red 
10. Eldritch adj.[0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1721-1996
    Inglis wird alane can convoy the multiplicity o thocht ahin thon ae wird dreich . Dreich is a cauld 
11. Bairn-time n.2[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1824-1923
    family. Rxb. 1921 Kelso Chron. (17 June) 3/4: Matrimony is a dreich affair without the 
12. Bellwaver v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0]1793-1988
    bellwaverin moods to be tint in your dreich coronachs. Mry. 1873 J. Brown Round Table Club 127 
13. Blaud n.1[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1789-1934
    (6 Nov.) 4/2: Atween the big blads o' rain an' ither henders we got, it was a dreich hairst till's 
14. Dowie adj.[0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1721-1998
    thocht ahin thon ae wird dreich . Dreich is a cauld, mochy, jeelin, dowie wird Ags. 1988 Chapman 23-4 (1985) 63: I wid want my dowieness, my bellwaverin moods to be tint in your dreich 
15. Seendil adv., adj.[0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1721-1928
    be, Not sinnle seen. Sc. 1928 J. G. Horne Lan'wart Loon 7: For Dod, betimes, was dreich 
16. Claith n.[0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1]1721-1996
    new Aiths. Ags. 1896 J. Barrie Sentimental Tommy x.: I stood on many a dreich night at 
17. Dree v.1, n.1[0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1721-1991
    ilka day O' oors drees dreich alang. Lnk. 1919 G. Rae 'Tween Clyde and Tweed 90: Ablow yon always weak. The n . is not found in O.Sc. but occurs once in Mid.Eng. Cf . Dreich .] 
18. Bosie n., v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,1,1]1790-1998
    , an the blaik, spear-tappit iron railins leadin tae ilkie hoose in yon dreich, Victorian airt, war 
19. Droich n.[1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1]<1700-1990
    . 1808 Jam.); the smallest pig in a litter (Per. 4 1950). Also dreich , dreegh , driech (Per. 1909 
20. Foreland n.[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0]1702-1988
    -hunched in a drizzle o dreich November or smoort in haar frae bitter North Sea this toon's forlane. ‡(2 
21. Gowpenfu n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1]1789-1996
    , ... Abd. 1996 Sheena Blackhall Wittgenstein's Web v: Dreich is a cauld, mochy, jeelin, dowie 
22. Smirr n.1, v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1790-2004
    ) 67: The Scots language is especially rich in words to do with the weather: 'dreich' and 'smirr' are all Rebus needed first thing on a dreich Monday morning. Sc. 1999 Scotsman 22 Jul 17 
23. Stey adj.[1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1]1704-1992
    dreich. Cai. 1992 James Miller A Fine White Stoor 93: Set a stout heart tae a stey brae, as 
24. Moch n.2, adj., v.2[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1786-2002
    Wittgenstein's Web v: Nae Inglis wird alane can convoy the multiplicity o thocht ahin thon ae wird dreich . Dreich is a cauld, mochy, jeelin, dowie wird - a wird fur weather, character, emotion: an yon's bit 
25. Caul n.1, v.[1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,1]1705-2002
    Singing Bird 2: Dreich clouds, a flicht o greylags ben the lift, Drookit biggins squar on tae the caal 
26. Langsome adj.[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1]1704-1991
    . 1928 T. T. Alexander Psalms xl. 1: O, dreich the langsome tryst I dree'd Wi' God the Lord, my 
27. Ablow prep.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1]1885-2000
    31 March 4/1: Doon ablow it's dreich and gloomy as we wade among the slush. [For a-below , on 
28. Croup v.1, n.1[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1]1773-2000
    Leeming in Alec Finlay Atoms of Delight 53: Dreich the day: the craws cannae fash thirsels croupin 
29. Gove v., n.1[0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1728-2000
    thegither in hames, bleirin awa dreich days goavin at fremmit ferlies on ane electronic screen. em.Sc 
30. Saul n., interj.[0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1728-1991
    , dreich tyauvan wi a festert saul. Dmf. 1979 Ron Butlin in Joy Hendry Chapman 23-4 (1985) 35 
31. Sidelin adv., adj., n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1768-1996
    , flat tappit hillockie; a dreich place, wie e sidelings sair owergrown wi scrog it raxed fir e sky wi 
32. Howder v.1, n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1773-1999
    thegither in hames, bleirin awa dreich days goavin at fremmit ferlies on ane electronic screen. 4 . Of 
33. Lift n.1[0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1721-2000
    Blackhall The Singing Bird 2: Dreich clouds, a flicht o greylags ben the lift, Drookit biggins squar on 
34. Norland n., adj.[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1]1700-2000
    : A firtree stauns his lane On a dreich norlan scar; He dwynes in sleep, as winter Haps him in a plaid 
35. Haar n.1[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1777-2000
    New Makars 137: A firtree stauns his lane On a dreich norlan scar; He dwynes in sleep, as winter 
36. Killogie n.[0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0]1718-1986
    climb down inside the kiln-logie (the pit, you ken), which is a dark and dreich enough place at any time 
37. E n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]
    under 3 (2), e.g. breid , deid , deil , dreich , eik , eild , ein (eyes), heid , reid ; (5 
38. Blatter v., n.[0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1721-1934
    . Paterson Auld Saws 96: It's aye the wey — the man that's dreich, or slack . . . Is shair to be the 
39. Gant v., n.1[0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1721-1999
    are, but gantan nicht I canna thole - Lang, dreich tyauvan wi a festert saul. em.Sc. 1999 
40. Jeel v., n.[0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1736-1998
    blaik, spear-tappit iron railins leadin tae ilkie hoose in yon dreich, Victorian airt, war happit wi 
41. O prep.[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0]1700-1964
    . (iii) This usage is esp. freq. after certain adjs., as Late , Lang , Dreich , Slaw . See further Grier 98: Next mornin' he was dreich o' risin'. Mry. 1939 J. M. Dallas Toakburn 88: I am 
42. Sicht n., v.[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1708-2000
    sichtless vistas, An anatomical sculpture, dreich an deid. The wame wi wachts o snaw is cauldly fillin, Thon 
43. Skreich v., n., adj.[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1700-1998
    : Sic dreich wark — sic skreich wark. Edb. 1878 J. Smith Peggy Pinkerton 3: A skinny 
44. Tyauve v., n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1804-1998
    canna thole - Lang, dreich tyauvan wi a festert saul. Ags. 1993 Mary McIntosh in Joy Hendry 
45. Creep v.[0,0,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1723-1996
    back o fower, an Neil Rannoch trauchled hame wi the dreich prospect o a hale evenin feedin an muckin 
46. Scrog n.1, v.[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1709-2005
    Knowe wis an oot-o-e-wye, flat tappit hillockie; a dreich place, wie e sidelings sair owergrown wi scrog 
47. Smore v., n.[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1709-1998
    rickle o granite steps, an the blaik, spear-tappit iron railins leadin tae ilkie hoose in yon dreich 
48. Ferm n.1, v.[0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1710-2000
    lift hings dreich. (5) Sc. 1829 G. Robertson Recoll. 87: The farm onsteads in the 
49. Snell adj., adv., v.[0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1713-2000
    Puckle Poems 57: Hie wins, gey snell, dreich rain anaa an saun fae Africa can blaw. II . adv . 1 
50. Dool n.1, adj., v.1[0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1725-1999
    . 1880 T. Watts in Minstrelsy of Merse (ed. Crockett 1893) 195: Ay! dreich an' dowie's been oor 
51. Fell adj., adv.[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1705-2000
    retreat. Kcb. 1814 W. Nicholson Poems 75: Sally's tongue's baith dreich an' fell. Sc 
52. Guddle v., n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1805-2005
    Observer (6 Nov.) 4: Atween the big blads o' rain an' ither henders we got, it was a dreich hairst 
53. Of prep.[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0]1700-1985
    vbl.n ., after certain adjs ., esp. Dreich , Lang , Late , q.v . and equivalent expressions. See 
54. Wag v., n.1[0,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1717-1996
    tae the back o fower, an Neil Rannoch traucled hame wi the dreich prospect o a hale evenin feedin an 
55. Lane adj.[0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1721-1998
    Tom Hubbard The New Makars 137: A firtree stauns his lane On a dreich norlan scar; He dwynes in 
56. Sand n., v.[0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1732-2000
    : Hie wins, gey snell, dreich rain anaa an saun fae Africa can blaw. Sc. usages: As in Eng. Phrs 
57. Wammle v., n., adv.[0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1718-2000
    sockets glower at sichtless vistas, An anatomical sculpture, dreich an deid. The wame wi wachts o snaw is 
58. Trauchle v., n.[0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1753-2000
    2: Dreich clouds, a flicht o greylags ben the lift, Drookit biggins squar on tae the caal 
59. Back n.1, v., adj., prep.[1,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1709-2005
    traucled hame wi the dreich prospect o a hale evenin feedin an muckin oot chuckens an futterats afore him 
60. Mind v., n.[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1702-2000
    The Bonsai Grower 82: Spite o its dreich mindins, the Muster Cairn bi the Piper's Roadie wis a 
61. Tume adj., v., n.[0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1711-2000
    : The teem ee sockets glower at sichtless vistas, An anatomical sculpture, dreich an deid. Combs.: (1 
62. Tyne v., n.[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1700-1995
    to be tint in your dreich coronachs. Sc. 1983 John McDonald in Joy Hendry Chapman 37 44 
63. Yerk v., n.[0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1719-2000
    , as I swankit doon the swaith. Abd. 1964 J. C. Milne Orra Loon 2: Hyowin' lang and dreich 
64. Souch n., adj., v.[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1706-2000
    .): A cold, dreich wind soughing over the Bervie water. wm.Sc. 1980 Anna Blair The Rowan on 
65. Doon adv.1, prep., adj., v.[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]<1700-2000
    139: Like human hutches Each wi'its ain wee run Wir gairdens thole dreich doonpish. 27 

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1. Dreich n.[0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1420-1573
   Dreich , Dreigh , n . Also: dreych , drych . [ME. dregh(e , dreȝe , drei ( c 1300), f. Dreich , a .] 1 . On dreich , at or to a distance. Also of dreich . c1420 Wynt. iii . 33 on dreich, giff that we mystir ocht a1500 Golagros and Gawane 110. The tothir drew hym on dreigh, in derne to the dure 1513 Doug. ii . xi. 56. My spous on dreich efter our trais sall hy 1513 Ib. x . xii. 65. [The hunter] standand far on dreich with dart and speir … the beste assayis 1531 Bell. Boece I. 18. The army of Britonis stude arrayit on dreich, nocht far fra thame 1531 Ib. 152. The first battall was fochtin on dreich 1533 Boece vi . xiv. 215 b. Ageit men and wemen … following euer the armye on dreich a1568 Scott xxvii. 33. Quhen scho growis heich, I draw on dreich 2 . The deid dreich , the dead level. 1546 Fam. Innes 115. The samin lyis now in lenth and breid extending linialie … to the deid dreich of 
2. Dreich adj.[0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0]1420-1638
   Dreich , Dreigh , a . Also: dreiche , drigh . [ME. dregh , dreȝ ( dreiȝ ) (13th c.), OScand 1191. He [God] sittis heich And has a balans larg and dreich a1605 Montg. Ch. & Slae Ferg. Prov. (1641) 14 b. Lata is lang and dreich 1606 Calderwood VIII. 58. Fearing to be. Pasquils 56. From typset preachers drunk all night, And dreich againe er day be light, … deliver us 
3. Adreich adv.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1531-1614
   Adreich(e , Adrich(t , adv. [Reduced from on dreich : see Dregh a .] Afar, at a distance. 1531 Bell. Boece I. p. xxix. Ay the more he standis a dreich fra it, he heris ay the better 
4. Reke n.2[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1513
   reach; power of reaching. — 1513 Doug. x xii 65. [The hunter] standand far on dreich with dart 
5. Skeich v.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1513
   way 1513 Doug. ix iii 108. Mesapus musyng can withdraw on dreich, Seand hys stedis and 
6. Balance n.[0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1420-1511
   Raving 1191 (God has a balans lang and dreich). 1461 Liber Pluscardensis 393 (thow suld lay al 
7. Lauta n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1475-1598
   ) No. 588. Lata is lang and dreich (2) c1475 Acts of Schir William Wallace vii . 1262. He 
8. Assover v.[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1375-1532
   Ib. x . xii. 65. [The hunter] standand far on dreich with dart and speir, Assoverit of hys reik 
9. Hy v.[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1375-1605
   dreich eftyr our trays sal hy 1535 Stewart 61091. Ane ladie … onto the dur did hy Richt 
10. Larg adj.[1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0]1375-1650
    1191. He sittis heich And has a balans larg and dreich 15.. Clariodus i . 89. The wound so 
11. Def adj.[0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1399-1626
    standis a dreich fra it, he heris the better 2 . Unwilling or refusing to hear. a1400 Legends of 
12. Hauch n.1[1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]<1375-1688
    115. Extending … to the deid dreich of Hervis haucht 1554 Reg. Cupar A. II. 118. The tway 
13. Fecht v.[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0]1375-1674
    . 152. The first battall was fochtin on dreich 1533 Id. Livy I. 161/3. This batall was 
14. Her v.[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1375-1688
    , … the more he standis a dreich fra it, he heris the better a1540 Freiris Berw. 280 (M). He 
15. Draw v.[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0]1375-1657
    heich, I draw on dreich a1578 Pitsc. II. 158/17. Part of thame [were] drawand ower the watter 
16. Sign n.[0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1399-1699
    that Quintius made on dreich, the Romanis ischit fra thare tentis a1585 Maitland Quarto MS 
17. On prep.[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]<1375-1699
    , depth, breadth, distance, loudness. See Beich n. , Brede n. 2 2 b, 4, Dreich n. 1, Far 
18. Vesy v.[0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1399-1699
    erle fig. a1568 Scott xxvii 33. Quhen scho growis heich, I draw on dreich, To vesy and 
19. Stand v.[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1375-1700+
    standis a dreich fra it, he heris ay the better 1572-5 Diurnal of Occurrents 240. The said men 18. The army of Britonis stude arrayit on dreich, nocht far fra thame 1531 Bell. Boece 

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