, -aib, pl. id., m., a spot, a stain; dirt or mud caught up by the dress.

, -áibh (drámh), m., refuse of corn; refuse; inferior cards of a pack.

, -aighe, a., draggle-tailed, slovenly (O'N.).

, g. id., pl. -ridhe, m., a huge, able-bodied, lazy fellow: a sloven.

, -ais, m., a wry mouth with prominent teeth.

, -ghill, m., waste, dregs; refuse of corn, etc. See <<drábh>>.

, -óige, -óga, f., a slattern, a slut.

, a., wet, dirty (of weather) (N. Con. and Meath).

, -áin, pl. id., m., a toper (Don.).

, -a, f., lingering about a tavern in a state of intoxication (Don.).

, a., churlish, strange, wild; fear drae, a churlish or boorish man.

, in phr. like an bhfuil aon scéal nuadh agat? drae scéal or an drae scéal. Have you any news? Not a word (M.).

, -ain, pl. id., m., a warrior.

, -ain, m., reluctance (Clare).

, indec. a., warlike.

, -airt, pl. id., m., a flint.

, -aighe, a., flinty.

, f., the lesser Bear Constellation; a fiery house (O'N.).

, -aighe, f., drizzling of rain (B.).

, -inn, pl. id., m., a fire-shovel.

, -úin, pl. id., m., a dragon.

, -e, -eanna, f., the edge, the last accessible point; the juncture in a steep rugged cliff from which the rocks slope sheer into the sea (W. Ker.).

, -e, -eanna, f., the mouth; a contemptuous expression of the face; a dog-mouth.

, -ghin, pl. id., m., a blackthorn, a sloe-tree.

, -ighe, a., thorny, spiny.

, -igh, pl. id., m., a blackthorn, a sloe-tree.

, -áin, pl. id., m., a blackthorn, a sloe-tree.

, -e, -eanna, f., a snarling, a frowning, a grinning.

, -e, -eacha, f., a grin, snarl. See <<drannt>>.

, -a, pl. -anna, m., a drink of spirits; ní deoch go dram, a drink which contains spirits is the best.

, -áimh, m., at cards, a "plebeian card," a card not a trump. See <<drábh>>.

, g. id., pl. -anna, m., a drama, a play (quite a recent word, and not yet fully accepted).

, -taighe, a., trampling, spurning.

, -ghill, pl. id. and -ghle, m., refuse, useless remnants, what remains after the best is taken away; d. refuse cabbage (also drabhfhuigheall, dramhghail, and drabhghail).

, -mhailt, v. tr., I kick, spurn, stamp.

, g. id., pl. -ridhe, m., a rhymer.

, m., a grin, a snarl, whence drannaire, a snarler.

, -adh, v. intr., I snarl, grin; d. le, I snarl at.

, -ail, m., the mouth, the gums.

, f., the mouth. See <<dranndal>>.

, -áin, pl. id., m., a humming, a buzzing, a growl, a snarl, a gurgling noise.

, -e, f., grinning, snarling.

, -a, f., the rhyming of a woman, rhyming like a woman.

, -aim, pl. id., m. a tribe, a company.

, g. id., and druadh, pl. draoithe, g. pl. draoitheadh and druadh, m., a druid, a wizard, a magician, a sorcerer, a man of knowledge.

, -e, f., mud, mire.

, -a, f. enchantment, magic, sorcery, druidism, divination, spell, witchcraft; druidical learning; cajolery.

, -óra, -óiridhe, m., an enchanter.

, -thighe, a., learned, sage, mystical; fond of druids or seers.

, a., obscene.

, -a, f., obscenity.

, -mhla, a., obscene, smutty.

, a., surly, morose; fear d. doi-thigheasach, a surly, morose man (M.). See <<drae>>.

, g. id., pl. -éitheanna, m., a sledge, a dray (A).

, -ais, m. (cf. aimhleas), mischief; chuaidh sé chum a' d., he went to the bad (Don.).

, -a, m., countenance, aspect, visage, general appearance; a looking-glass; a habit; as a., simple, childish, innocent.

, -chadh, v. tr., I delineate, portray; dress, adorn.

, -amhla, a., comely, nice, of good complexion; imagelike, statuesque.

, -náire, a., bashful of countenance.

, -a, pl. id., m., a song, poem; tale, story; a draft or pattern; an article of writing; a compact or agreement; poetry; a company.

, -adh, v. tr., I tell, relate, report.

, -a, -anna, m., an advertisement (O'N.).

, -gtha, m., act of advertising (O'N.).

, -adh, v. tr. and intr., I certify; advertise; notify (O'N.).

, g. -a, pl. -anna, m., a band, a company, a party, a multitude; people, a tribe; a class; a following, adherents; somet. an dream with rel. cons. = those who.

, -aide, -aididhe, f., a flea; nom. also dreancaide. O'R. gives dreancad, m.

, m., a flea-bite (O'N.).

, g. -rinn, m., sorrow, melancholy, pain; speed; contention.

, -naighe, a., contentious; restless; vexatious, surly.

, g. id., pl. -ridhe, m., a wrangler, a contentious person.

-óra, -óiridhe, m., an augur; a diviner by birds.

, -óra, -óiridhe, m., a climber, a sealer; a trickster; a steep cliff amongst the Caha Mts. is called Dreapa or Drapa.

, -a, f., climbing, clambering.

, -a, f., id.

, -ughadh (dreapaim), v. tr., I climb, clamber.

, -a, pl. id., m., a briar, a bramble.

, -a, m., a bout, a turn; dreas codalta, the amount of sleep taken without waking; más maith pras de (praiseach) is leor dreas de (Mon.). See <<greas>>.

, -aighe, a., thorny, abounding in brambles.

, -aigh, -aighe, m., a place where brambles grow, a bramble shrubbery.

, f., a thicket of brambles.

, -óige, -óga, f., a little thorn.

, -ughadh (dreasaim), v. tr., I hunt or drive cattle, etc., I encourage, excite.

, -e, f., an endeavour, an attempt; act of contending, emulating, opposing; expecting: thinking; ag dréim le, relying on; ag d. leis, expecting him (Don.); ag d. le deoraibh, in emulation of tears (Fer.); tá mé ag dréim go dtiocfaidh sé, I expect he will come (Don.).

, -mighe, a., endeavouring, attempting, essaying.

, id. dréim, v. intr., I contend, struggle; emulate; I climb.

, g. id., pl. -ridhe, a ladder; an isthmus; a long thin portion of the soil undisturbed in a field dug up.

, m., the yellow centaury.

, m., woody nightshade.

, g. id., m., the lesser centaury (herb).

, -righe, a., gradual; ladder-like; scaling; waving; in long wisps (of the hair).

, p. a., rehearsed (O'N.).

, -seadh, v. tr., I rehearse.

, -úir, pl. id., m., a dresser (an article of household furniture) (A.).

, -a, f., act of rehearsing (O'N.).

, -ghadh, v. intr., I rot away, wither with age.

, p. a., rotted, putrified.

, -a, f., mustiness, rottenness.

, -áin, pl. id., m., a little wren; a silly wretch.

, g. id., pl. -idhe, m., a wren.

, -áin, pl. id., m., a wren; a silly person.

, -a, f., silliness.

, -áin teasbhuigh, pl. id., m., a grasshopper.

, g. id., pl. -ridhe, m., an obstinate person, a plodding, inflexible person.

, -a, f., stiffness, obstinacy.

, -aigh, -aighe, m., a fishing-line.

, -e, f., dirt, filth, mud, refuse.

, -e, -eacha, f., a snare.

, -bighe, a., dirty, filthy, muddy; unkempt, careless.

, -oige, -oga, f., a slut, a reckless unkempt creature.

, g. id., pl. -ridhe, m., an ensnarer, one who lays snares (O'N.).

, -a, f., act of setting snares (O'N.).

, -e, -eanna, f., a drop glancing in the sun; a sparkle, a twinkle; a glimpse. See <<drithle>>.

, -sighe, a., radiant, dazzling, glittering; dropping.

, m., countenance. See <<dreach>>.

, -air, m., lees; waste; dregs; gore; corrupt matter.

, indec. a., mixed with dregs.

, -íge, -ígeacha, f., a drop; a distillation; a still (O'N.).

, -a, f., distillation (O'N.).

, g. id., pl. -ridhe, m., a distiller.

, -áin, pl. id., m., a plaything; a worthless pastime; anything worthless or unwieldy (also drongán).

, -e, -eacha, f., a snare; confusion, bustle, hurry. See <<drib>>.

, driseach, 7c. See <<dreas>>, <<dreasach>>, 7c.

, -áin, pl. id., m., the rectum.

, -oige, -oga, f., a thorn, a bramble, a briar; a dip candle. See <<dreasóg>>.

, g. id., m., the main intestine of animals (such as sheep, goats, etc.), usually filled with food stuff and cooked as pudding; a small bramble.

, -ligh. m., briars, brambles, brushwood.

, g. id., pl. -anna, f., a flash, a spark.

, -lighe, a., sparkling.

, -oige, -oga, f., a flash, a spark.

, -iughadh and -leadh, v. intr., I sparkle.

, g. id., pl. -idhe, m., a spark, a sparkle; a drill, a perforator.

, -a, f., drilling, perforating, piercing through (O'N.).

, -a, pl. id., m., fretfulness, peevishness; a beak, a snout; an angry look; cf. dreach, drioch.

, -adh, v. intr., I chafe, fret, rage.

, -ais, m., misery, extravagance; cf. dreabhlas.

(droich-)

, bad (used only as the first part of a compound, and is sometimes merely a negative prefix.

, -raighe, unlucky, ill-fated.

, -e, -eacha, f., a dangerous or contagious disease; venereal disease (with article).

, -nis, pl. id., m., impudence; an insult; uncivil answers.

, -air, m., ill-luck, misadventure.

, m., an evil suspicion.

, f., ill-luck; an evil end; bad condition; droch-bhail do chur ar, to render void (as a Sacrament, etc., Donl.).

, -mhla, pl. id., f., an evil surmise.

, -ais, m., bad taste, contempt; tá d. agam air, I contemn him.

, indec. a., ill-flavoured; contemptuous.

, -aidh, pl. id., m., a noisome smell.

, -áin, pl. id., m. a poor cabin, a hut.

, m., a bad drop; an evil inheritance or characteristic.

, m., a vile belch, a disagreeable vomit.

, m., sinful intercourse.

, f., an evil quality; ill-repute.

, f., saucy or abusive language; bad language.

, m., a bad or rugged path; an evil path or way of life.

, m., an evil whisper, droch-chomhairle, g. id., pl. -leacha, f., evil counsel.

, -ligh, -lighe, m., an evil adviser; one following ill advice: comhairle an

, the advice of one who is erring himself (as the advice of a drunkard on temperance).

, m., bad victuals (O'N.).

, m., bad maintenance; worthless rearing; á, is sibh an droch-chothughadh agam, ah, ye are ill worth being reared.

, m., a weak or diseased heart; malice; wicked disposition.

, m., bad blood.

, f., bad company.

, -a, f., maladministration.

, f., a bad rider behind another (O'N.).

, m., a bad colour.

, m., despair.

, m., bad ink (O'N.).

, -e, pl. id., f., evil desire, concupiscence.

, g. id., pl. -dhaoine, m., a bad man; a miserly ungenerous person; a trickster as opposed to duine macánta.

, m., bad edge (of a mower badly able to sharpen his scythe, or a barber not well able to sharpen his razor).

, m., a saucy answer; a bad word.

, m., a coarse accent or tone (O'N.).

, -air, m., ill-disposition, ill-promise; tá d. fút, you are disposed to evil, you promise ill by your actions.

, f., a wicked crew or family (O'N.).

, m., evil habit.

, -aighe, a., ill-employed, mischievously engaged; is feárr bheith díomhaoin ná d., it is better to be idle than to be mischievously employed.

, m., an ill-wish, a malediction.

, -aighe, a., pert, saucy of speech.

, m. (collect.), evil workers.

, m., bad mortar or plaster (O'N.).

, m., a small churning of milk.

, a., saucy, insolent, rude, ill-mannered.

, f., a bad wife (O'N.).

, -nóis, -nósa, m., a pernicious custom.

, -oibre, -oibreacha, f., evil work, mischief; stronger than droch-ghnó, which means work ill-done.

, g. -rádha and -ráidh, pl. -ráidh and -ráidhte, m., an evil word or saying.

, m., ill-luck, misfortune.

, m., ill-will, malice.

, -tighthe, pl. id., m., evil thinking, evil thought.

, m., bad example.

, f., evil plight.

, m., an evil rumour, a bad report.

, f., a bad choice.

, m., an unsuitable time, an ill-chosen occasion.

, f., an ill opinion.

, f., an evil report; ill tidings; misinformation.

, m., evil foreboding.

, m., a bad delivery, a bad bringing forth (O'N.).

, f., bad weather, inclement weather (of the duration of an ordinary storm).

, -e, -eanna, f., a dwarf.

(droch-), as prefix, bad.

, m., a saucy or abusive mouth; tá droich-bhéal air, he is given to saucy or abusive language.

, -bheirte, f., an evil deed.

, -a, pl. id., m., a bad habit.

, -aighe, a., rude, ill-mannered, impolite.

, -mhla, a., disdainful (U.).

, -chinn, pl. id., m., a delicate head; an unkind master or nurse; tá droich-cheann agam, I am subject to headaches; 'sí an droich-cheann dó í, she is an ill-nurse or feeder to him.

, f., bad sense or meaning, double meaning.

, m. and f., a perverse nation, a perverse race.

, m., an evil habit.

, g. -dheilbhe, d. -dheilbh, also g. -dhealbha, d. -dhealbh, pl. -bha, m. and f., deformity, an ill-shape.

, m., an ill-payment, an ill-requital (droich-dhíoghal?).

, -a, f., ill-payment or requital.

, -chid, pl. id., m., a bridge; in Meath, Louth and adjoining portions of Ulster often applied to a village or town which has sprung up around a river bridge, e.g. Droichead Chearbhalláin, Carlanstown (County Meath); Droichead Bhaile Átha Fheardhiadh, Ardee; Droichead a' Chroinn, Bridge-a-chrinn; an Droichead, Drogheda, also Droichead Átha.

, -aigh, -aighe, m., a poor mean dress; clothes of a bad quality; g. used as adj., cf. go singil droich-éadaigh ar uireasbaidh bróg, distressful, ill-clad, wanting shoes (song).

, -ála, f., ill-gotten gain, a trifling acquisition.

, -dhna, pl. id., f., a curious art; evil learning.

, -aidh, pl. -aidhe, -adha, m., bad wares, stuff, etc.; fig. a person of bad character.

, -gartha, pl. id., m., an unfavourable reply, an unsatisfactory or pert answer.

, m., an evil deed, an ill turn.

, -nighe, a., illwilled, evil-minded.

, m., bad pay (O'N.).

, -air, m., ill-behaviour, misconduct.

, -e, f., an unfavourable suspicion, a want of confidence; bad prospect; níl aon droich-ionntaoibh agam as, I do not distrust him.

, f., faint-heartedness; low spirits, languor.

, m., disrespect, contempt; le d., in contempt.

, a., of ill-repute; contemptuous.

, -nighthe, pl. id., m., discouragement.

, -mhéine, f., evil disposition; an evil desire.

, m. or f., a vile wretch, a rascal.

, m., a weak, helpless resistance; is feárr teicheadh mhaith 'ná droich-sheasamh, a good retreat is better than a bad stand.

, -úra, -úiridhe, m., a wicked executor.

, -lta, m., ill-advice, evil instruction, bad direction.

, m., a rascal, a villain.

(droighiocht)

See <<draoidheacht>>.

, -ghin, -ghne, m., the blackthorn; bata droighin, a blackthorn stick.

, -aighe, a., abounding in blackthorn.

, -nigh, m., thorns; a blackthorn; a shrubbery.

, -áin, m., blackthorn.

, -oil, -tha, m., a pot-hook, a pot-rack.

, g. id., pl. -ridhe, m., an idler, a sluggard.

, -ainne, -anna, f., the chief intestine; in pl., the entrails; poet., the heart; is tinn dár ndrólainn, it is a heartache to me (Fer.); cf. the exclamation a dhrólann na bhfeart.

, -a, pl. -anna, m., the back; a ridge, a hill; a roof of a house (the dat. form drom is always used of the human back in M.: ar a dhrom, on his back; ar a dhruim, upon him, on his shoulders); na dromanna dúra, dire injunctions, such as are imposed by sorcerers; cuirim na dromanna leis, I declare vehemently against it. See <<druim>>.

, -aigh, -aighe, m., a band or strap, with hooks at each end, passing over the horse's back in ploughing, and holding up the chains attached to the cuing or swingle-tree (Ker.); it is called dromaide in Don., dromán in Leinster.

, -áin, pl. id., m., a backhand.

, -óra, -óiridhe, m., a drummer; a dromedary.

See <<dromach>>.

, -áin, pl. id., m., the back-band of a cart; plough-traces (also dromachán, dromach, dromaide).

, m., the keel of a boat (Tory).

, p. a., wounded in the back.

, -aigh -aighe, m., a large wide wooden vessel; a large tub (also spelled drolbhach and drolmhach). See Y.B.L., p. 106.

, -aigh, m., the chine or back-bone; the back.

, g. druinge, d. druing, voc. drong, pl. -a and druinge, f., a multitude, folk, company, party, troop, tribe, persons, race; a part or division.

, f., a multitude, folk, party; an immense company, a vast crowd.

g. druinne, pl. -a, f., a hump on the back, a bent state of the back; tá dronn air, he has his back bent (not necessarily permanently). druinn is used as nom. in Co. Wat. Pron. drún.

, -aighe, a., white-backed; having white tufts; hunchbacked.

, -óige, -óga, f., a hump; the highest part of the back of an animal or of a ridge; a summit; a small burden; a hunchback.

, f., a right angle.

, -aighe, a., right-angled, rectangular.

, -aidh, m., a charmer, a magician; a druid.

, g. id., f., magic wounding.

, -aidh, -aidhe, m., a name for a large, awkward cow, person, etc.

, -a, pl. id., m. and f., dew; fig., beer, ale, whey, distilled liquor; any subtle or thin beverage; dim., drúchtán and drúichtín; deoch drúchta, any thin drink, nectar (nom. also drúchta, Don.)

, -áin, m., a tiny drop; cheese whey.

, m., mildew.

, a jot, a syllable; in phr., níor labhair sé drud, he did not utter a word; also, drud ná drabhdam, not a syllable (M.); durm ná darm (Don.); also druid.

, -dtha, m., act of bringing together; ag d. a ndrannt, grinning (Kea.).

, -a, -anna, a drug, a medicine (A.).

, g. id., pl. -ridhe, m., a drudge or slave.

, -a, f., slavery, bondage.

, -aill, m., shyness; laziness.

, -aighe, a., shy; lazy.

, g. id., m., a light dew; a species of small whitish snail. On May morning girls discovered the colour of the hair of their future husbands from the shade of colouring of the first drúichtín they found: cf. chuaidh sí ar lorg a drúichtín.

, g. id., m., an herb used for dyeing the hair.

, druidheacht. See <<draoi>>, <<draoidheacht>>.

, -e, -eacha, f., a starling or stare (nom. also druide).

, -oige, -oga, f., a stare or starling; truideog (Don. and Mon.).

, vl. id. and druid, also druideamhaint, v. intr. and tr., I close, shut; I push, drive; I move,come close to, unite with (with le or re); as tr., I push, force, cause to retreat in a battle; druid anonn, move away, etc.; druideann an t-ocras liom, I feel hunger; in U., and N. Con. druid an doras = shut the door; with ó, I retreat, draw back, retire from.

, -e, f., act of moving; approaching (with re or le); retreating, retiring backwards (with ó). See v. <<druidim>>.

, p. a., closed, shut; pushed, driven.

, g. droma, pl. dromanna, m., the back (never used for the human back in M., where drom is always used); the top or upmost part; ar a dhrom, on his back; ar a dhruim, on his shoulders or head; de dh., because of; dá dhruim sin, for that reason, wherefore; d. ar dh., back to back; bí Dia ar dh. na droinge, God is vengeful on those who, etc. (Kea.); tá sé 'san druim ruaidh orm, he is at loggerheads with me; na dóirse dúnta ar dhruim an diúltaidh, the doors closed through inhospitality U.; prop. ds. of drom, which see.

, m., a hunchback.

, -chlaidh, -chladhthacha, m., a ridge-mound.

, -inne, a., white-backed, white-ridged; bó dhruimfhionn, a white-backed cow (often spelled druimeann).

, f., a back thong; a thong of the back-skin; a welt or hem; a caul, covering for the head.

, f., a tombstone laid horizontally over a grave.

, -e, f., adultery, fornication; lust.

, -sighe a., adulterous, lustful.

, -mhla, a., lascivious, lustful.

, -ora, -oiridhe, m., an adulterer; a wanton.

, g. id., pl. -idhe, m., a drum; drumaidhe an Ruis, the drums of Ross, was a constant phrase in Kerry after Ross Castle became a military station; ní dhúiseochadh drumaidhe an Ruis é, the drums of Ross would not awaken him.

, -óra, -óiridhe, m., a drummer.

, -áin, pl. id., m., a ridge, a back, a summit; the back-band of a cart-horse.

, m., a light mist (M.).

, -úithe, -anna, f., a foolish girl, a harlot (O'N.); drúthóg, dim.

, -ainne, -a, f., a house of ill-fame, a bawdy house, a slum, a brothel (O'N.).